Feastday: May 28
Death: 527
Bishop and writer, called by St. Isidore "among the illustrious." He was the first recorded bishop of Urgel, Spain. He attended the Councils of Toledo in 527 and Larida in 546. Justus wrote a commentary on the Canticle of Canticles.
For the later bishop of this name, see Justus II (bishop of Urgell).Justus of Urgell (Catalan: Sant Just, Spanish: San Justo; died c. 527 AD) was a Spanish bishop and saint. He is the first recorded bishop of Urgell, and is thought to have participated in some of the Councils of Toledo, and the councils of Lleida, and Valencia. He is mentioned by Isidore of Seville, who considered him one of the “illustrious men" of whom he wrote the lives. According to one tradition, Justus had three brothers who were also saints: Nebridius, bishop of Egara and then bishop of Barcelona; Elpidius; and Justinian.
Justus has been listed in the Roman martyrology on May 28, his feast day, since ancient times.
