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are displayed in churches throughout Switzerland, and his coffin was found in 1519 under the choir altar of St. Ursen. His feast day is September 30.
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Ursus is depicted as a soldier in arms, often with his head under his arm. He is depicted in the
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and the governor Hyrtacus for refusing to worship idols around 286. The legend is classed by
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The first church dedicated to Ursus in Solothurn was probably built after
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The Saint Ursus Fountain, Solothurn. Ursus is depicted as a soldier.
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in the 5th century; it recounts that Ursus was tortured and
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Mershman, Francis. "St. Ursus." The Catholic Encyclopedia
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of 870 mentions a monastery of St. Ursus in Solothurn.
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