ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 3rd of September WELCOME! SAINT MANSUETUS, BISHOP OF TOUL Saint Mansuetus Saint Mansuetus , Bishop of Toul, is variously commemorated on September 3, June 14, April 25, September 2. The older Bollandists * state that Saint Mansuetus flourished in the fourth century, a date found in agreement with more recent research. According to According to Butler* , he lived during the reign of Emperor Constans, who held court in Trier and greatly favoured the spread of the Gospel in those regions. The Gallica Christiana* (121, 958) mentions his arrival in Toul in January 335; some other sources claim this event to have taken place in January 360. There exists an older legend (penned by Adson, who lived c. 990), which claims that Mansuetus was a native Scot, exiled from there to Rome, where he was converted by the Apostle Saint Peter , who subsequently commissioned him to preach the Gospel in Gaul and, for t...
WELCOME! SAINT URSUS, BISHOP OF TOUL Ursus (Ursinus) was (according to the Gallica Christiana* ) the sixth Bishop of Toul, flourishing around the year 490, succeeding Saint Auspicius . He was a contemporary and friend of Saint Vedastus and excelled in all episcopal virtues. The Church of Saint Mansuetus houses his relics. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882, p. 630) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Ursus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org