Ubald by Gubbio

Fresco of Saint Ubald in Gubbio

Ubald von Gubbio (actually Ubaldo Baldassini , * around 1080/85 in Gubbio ; † May 16, 1160 ) was Bishop of Gubbio and was canonized .

Life

He was born into a noble family in Gubbio , Umbria , Italy . His parents died early, which is why he grew up in a monastery. In 1114 Ubald was ordained a priest and distributed his inheritance to the poor. Ubald was probably appointed Bishop of Gubbio by Pope Honorius II in 1129 , after he had previously rejected the election of Bishop of Perugia .

effect

Pope Celestine III canonized Ubald on March 5, 1192.

Saint Ubald is depicted in episcopal garb with a devil fleeing from him; He is considered the patron saint of children as well as a saint against nervous disorders and obsession .

A finger relic by Ubald is venerated in the Münster zu Thann in Alsace. The pilgrimage to Thann was very popular in the Middle Ages, especially in northern Germany, where the saint was known as Theobald von Thann , St. Enwold or St. Ewald .

Today there is a festival in Gubbio in honor of Saint Ubald, the Corsa dei Ceri (the wax candle run).

literature

Johannes Madey : Ubald von Gubbio. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 12, Bautz, Herzberg 1997, ISBN 3-88309-068-9 , Sp. 798-799. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia , Robert Appleton Company, New York 1913.
Life concept of H. Vbaldi / Bischoffen zu Gubbio / in the French-speaking part of the Order of the Regular Choir-Lord S. Augustini. 1680 ( digitized version )

Web links

Commons : Ubald by Gubbio - collection of images, videos and audio files

Sant'Ubaldo: Vescovo di Gubbio e Protettore di Thann on ilmiositoweb.it (Italian)

Individual evidence

^ Andreas Röpcke : St. Theobald and the pilgrimage to Thann: North German aspects. In: Clergy, Church and Piety in Late Medieval Schleswig-Holstein. Edited by Enno Bünz and Klaus-Joachim Lorenzen-Schmidt, Neumünster: Wachholtz 2006, pp. 345–355

predecessor	Office	successor
Stefano by Gubbio	Bishop of Gubbio 1129–1160	Teobaldo by Gubbio

personal data
SURNAME	Ubald by Gubbio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Bishop of Gubbio, saint of the Roman Catholic Church
DATE OF BIRTH	around 1080
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gubbio
DATE OF DEATH	May 16, 1160

[1] Andreas Röpcke : St. Theobald and the pilgrimage to Thann: North German aspects. In: Clergy, Church and Piety in Late Medieval Schleswig-Holstein. Edited by Enno Bünz and Klaus-Joachim Lorenzen-Schmidt, Neumünster: Wachholtz 2006, pp. 345–355