Ursicin de Cahors
French Roman Catholic saint
Feast: 13 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Ursicinus of Cahors or Urcis or Saint Urcsicinus was a bishop of Cahors from the early 580s until his death in around 595. His feast day is on December 13. Ursicinus was the chancellor of queen Ultragotha, wife of Childebert I, king of Paris. He was chosen by Maurilio, then-bishop of Cahors, to be his successor.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Gregory of Tours Saint“Gregory of Tours recounts an event as one indicative of the greed of bishops of the era.” — Wikipedia
- Santi e Beati — Sant'Ursicino di Cahors; Nominis — "Sant'Ursicino di Cahors, Vescovo, VI sec., festa 13 dicembre"; Nominis: "Saint Ursicin — évêque de Cahors (+ 585)".
- Wikidata Q3552473 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ursicinus of Cahors (CC BY-SA)
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