Saint Justus of Urgell (died ca. 527 AD) was a Spanish

Spain

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 bishop

Bishop

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 and saint

Saint

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. He is the first known and recorded bishop of Urgell, and is considered to have participated in some of the Councils of Toledo

Councils of Toledo

Councils of Toledo . From the 5th century to the 7th century, about thirty synods, variously counted, were held at Toledo in what would come to be part of Spain. The earliest, directed against Priscillianism, assembled in 400. The "third" synod of 589 marked the epoch-making conversion of King...

, and the councils of Lleida

Lleida

Lleida is a city in the west of Catalonia, Spain. It is the capital city of the province of Lleida, as well as the largest city in the province and it had 137,387 inhabitants , including the contiguous municipalities of Raimat and Sucs. The metro area has about 250,000 inhabitants...

, and Spain. He is mentioned by Isidore of Seville

Isidore of Seville

Saint Isidore of Seville served as Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as the historian Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, "le dernier savant du monde ancien"...

, who considered him one of the “illustrious men" of whom he wrote the lives. According to one tradition, Justus had three brothers were also saints. They were Nebridius

Nebridius

Saint Nebridius was bishop of Egara and then bishop of Barcelona from 540 to around 547 AD. His feast day falls on February 9. A native of Girona, Nebridius, according to tradition, had three brothers were also saints. They were Saint Justus, bishop of Urgell; Saint Elpidius; and Saint...

, bishop of Egara and then bishop of Barcelona; Saint Elpidius; and Saint Justinian.

His feast day is May 28.