Urbicius

This page is not about Urbitius, Bishop of Metz of the fifth century

Urbicius[1] (died c. 805) was a French monk, now a Catholic saint. He was captured by Saracens, escaped, and became a hermit in the Pyrenees, in Aragon. His feast day is 15 December.[2] The Sanctuary of San Úrbez, Huesca, is named after him.

Notes

  1. ↑ Urbitius, Urbez, Urbex, Urbiz, Urbice.
  2. ↑ Orthodox Europe :: Spain

External links

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Monday, April 04, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.