Saint Ursus the Theban
- Memorial
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30 September
22 September as one of the Martyrs of the Theban Legion
- Profile
- Member of the Theban Legion.
Tortured and martyred in the persecutions of Emperor Maximian Herculeus for refusing to sacrifice to idols.
- Died
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beheaded c.286
relics translated to Geneva in 473 by Queen Theudesinde
relics in several churches in Switzerland
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
- Solothurn, Switzerland
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Encyclopedia
Google Directory
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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