Saint Ultan was a seventh-century Irish monk and abbot who belonged to the family of Saints Fursey and Foillan. Following his brother Fursey's mission to East Anglia around 633, he resided there first as a monastic probationer and subsequently as an anchorite. He later moved to Merovingian Gaul, where he lived alongside his brother Foillan. Recognized for his musical talents, he is also remembered for teaching psalmody to nuns in Brabant.