Saint Ubaldus Baldassini
Also known as
- Ubaldus of Gubbio
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Born to the nobility. Related to Saint Sperandea. Ubaldo’s father, Rovaldo Baldassini, died when the boy was very young; his mother was an invalid, afflicted with what we now consider a neurological disease. Raised by his uncle. Educated by the prior of the cathedral in Gubbio, Italy. Canon regular. Monk at the Monastery of Saint Secondo in Gubbio for several years. Dean of the cathedral in Gubio. Ordained in 1115. Around 1120 he convinced the canons of his chapter to live a common life together under the rule given by Peter degli Onesti; this communal life was designed to keep them out of worldly ways. Ubaldo wanted to be a hermit, but was advised against it, and in 1128 he accepted the bishopric of Gubbio. Known as a patient, gentle, and brave pastor to his people. Convinced Emperor Frederick Barbarossa not to sack Gubbio as he had done other cities. The tomb and shrine of Ubaldus is still a place of pilgrimage.
Born
- around sunrise on Monday 16 May 1160 at Gubbio near Ancona, Umbria, Italy of natural causes
- relics re-interred on 11 September 1194
- his right hand little finger is held as a relic in Thann, France
- bishop giving a blessing as angels carry his crozier
- bishop delivering a blessing while a devil flees from it
- bishop holding a model of Gubbio
- against autism
- against demonic possession
- against migraine
- against neuralgia
- against obsession
- autistic children
- autistics
- obsessive compulsives
- possessed people
- sick children
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- Gubbio, Italy
- Montovi, Italy
MLA Citation
- “Saint Ubaldus Baldassini“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 January 2024. Web. 20 April 2024. <>