Originally thought to have been of
Irish origin, historians seem to agree that he came from the
Val d’Aosta. He became a monk at the Abbey of San Giusto in Aosta. Ursus was later appointed
archdeacon for (in Italian,
San Giocondo; in French,
Saint Joconde),
bishop of Aosta. He built the Church of San Lorenzo, which became the
Collegiate church of Saint Ursus in
Aosta. He evangelized the region of
Digne and was an opponent of
Arianism. ==Patronage==