St. Ubaldus, Bishop of Gubio (16 May): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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Saint Ubaldus of Gubbio is one of the great peacemakers and miracle-working bishops of the Catholic Church. In this powerful reading from Father Alban Butler’s Lives of the Saints, discover the extraordinary humility, charity, mortification, and holiness of Saint Ubaldus, who transformed entire cities through forgiveness and prayer. Born into nobility, Saint Ubaldus rejected worldly honors and embraced a life of celibacy, penance, and devotion to Christ. As Bishop of Gubbio, he reformed corruption, defended his people from violence and tyranny, and became renowned for miraculous healings and heroic patience under persecution. This inspiring Catholic saint story reveals: ✠ The reform of the canons of Gubbio ✠ Saint Ubaldus’ heroic humility and mortification ✠ His forgiveness toward those who insulted and attacked him ✠ The miraculous calming of riots and civil unrest ✠ His encounter with Emperor Frederick Barbarossa ✠ His holy death and miracles after death ✠ Lessons in charity, peace, and eternal salvation May the life of Saint Ubaldus inspire us to pursue holiness, forgiveness, and complete trust in God. 📖 Source: Lives of the Saints by Father Alban Butler 📅 Feast Day: May 16 00:00 – Introduction to Saint Ubaldus 00:15 – Noble Birth and Early Education 00:32 – Vow of Celibacy and Love of Scripture 00:47 – Reforming the Religious Community 01:20 – Visit to the Holy Canons of Ravenna 01:43 – Fire, Rebuilding, and Temptation to Withdraw 02:08 – Return to Gubbio and Spiritual Renewal 02:24 – Refusal of the Bishopric of Perugia 02:54 – Consecrated Bishop of Gubbio 03:03 – A Life of Mortification and Apostolic Virtue 03:26 – Saint Ubaldus’ Extraordinary Patience 03:41 – Thrown into Mortar by an Angry Overseer 04:22 – The Kiss of Peace and Forgiveness 04:48 – Stopping Violence and Civil Bloodshed 05:13 – Saving Gubbio from Frederick Barbarossa 05:37 – Final Years of Suffering and Holiness 05:54 – Easter Sermon on Eternal Life 06:16 – Final Blessing and Holy Death 06:24 – Miracles at His Tomb 06:41 – Peace Restored Across the Region 06:50 – Miraculous Healings and Spiritual Wisdom 07:17 – Canonization of Saint Ubaldus 07:25 – Closing Reflection https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/may/st-ubaldus-bishop-of-gubio/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintUbaldus #CatholicSaints #LivesOfTheSaints #Catholic #SaintOfTheDay #FatherAlbanButler #TraditionalCatholic #CatholicChurch #Christianity #CatholicHistory #HolySaints #CatholicFaith #SaintStori