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For the later bishop of this name, see Justus II (bishop of Urgell).Spanish saint (fl. 6th century)
Saint Justus of Urgell
Diedc. 527 AD
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast28 May

Justus of Urgell (Catalan: Sant Just, Spanish: San Justo; died after 546 AD) was a Spanish bishop and saint.

He is the first recorded bishop of Urgell, and participated in the Second Council of Toledo in 527. He also attended the First Council of Lleida in 546, and Valencia that same year. He wrote a work on the Canticle of Canticles and dedicated it to Sergius, Archbishop of Tarragona.

He is mentioned by Isidore of Seville, who considered him one of the “illustrious men" of whose lives he wrote. According to Isidore, Justus had three brothers who were also saints: Nebridius, bishop of Egara and then bishop of Barcelona; Elpidius; and Justinian.

Justus has been listed in the Roman martyrology on 28 May, his feast day, since ancient times.

References

  1. Amadó, Ramón Ruiz. "Urgel." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 15. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1912
  2. Víctor Balaguer, Historia de Cataluña y de la Corona de Aragón (Barcelona: Salvador Manero, 1860), p. 126
  3. Torres i Amat, Fèlix: Memorias para ayudar a formar un diccionario crítico de los escritores catalanes y dar alguna idea de la antigua y moderna literatura de Cataluña. Barcelona: Imprenta de J. Verdaguer, 1836, pp. 340-342
  4. Antoni Vicenç Domènec: Historia general de los santos y varones ilustres en santidad del Principado de Cataluña. Baprcelona: emprenta de Gabriel Graells y Giraldo Dotil, 1602, p. 51-52.

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