Ursus of Toul

Saint Ursus of Toul, hierarch (Ours in French), was bishop of Toul in the 5th century and is venerated as a saint in the Western Church. He is remembered on 1 March, and formerly on 4 September, in the Western calendar.

He was elected bishop of Toul around 490, after Saint Auspicius. When the Frankish king Clovis crossed Gaul, Ursus received him at Toul in 496. Clovis asked for a cleric to instruct him in the Christian faith, and the bishop appointed one of his priests, Saint Vedastus (Waast), to guide him toward baptism. He died at an uncertain date, perhaps around 500. His remains were first buried in the cemetery of Saint-⁠Mansuy, and in 1026 the body was moved to the abbey of Saint-⁠Mansuy. He was succeeded in the see by Saint Epvre of Toul.