Ubald
Ubald of Gubbio (Italian: Ubaldo; Latin: Ubaldus; French: Ubalde; ca. 1084–1160) was a medieval bishop of Gubbio, in Umbria, today venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church. Saint Ubaldo Day is still celebrated at the Basilica of Sant'Ubaldo in Gubbio in his honor, as well as at Jessup, Pennsylvania.
Saint Ubaldo of Gubbio | |
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| Bishop of Gubbio | |
| Born | ca. 1084 Gubbio, Italy |
| Died | May 16, 1160 (aged 76) Gubbio, Italy |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Canonized | 4 March 1192 by Pope Celestine III |
| Major shrine | Duomo, Gubbio, Italy |
| Feast | May 16 |
| Attributes | Bishop giving a blessing as angels carry his crozier; bishop delivering a blessing while a devil flees from it; holding a scale model of Gubbio |
| Patronage | Gubbio, Italy |
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