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Saint Ursus of Solothurn | |
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![]() St. Ursus (fourth man from the left in the bottom row) depicted in a Russian Orthodox icon amongst the Theban Legion | |
Martyr | |
Died | c. 286 AD |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Coptic church Roman Catholic church |
Major shrine | Solothurn |
Feast | 30 September |
Attributes | military attire, martyr's cross |
Patronage | Solothurn |
Ursus of Solothurn was a 3rd-century Roman Christian who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, Coptic church and Roman Catholic church. He was associated very early with the Theban Legion and is recorded in the Roman Martyrology, commemorated with St. Victor of Solothurn on 30 September.[1]