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Apollinaris of Ravenna


Apollinaris of Ravenna
Portrait Mosaic of Saint Apollinaris at the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna
Bishop of Ravenna, Hieromartyr
BornAntioch, Syria (now Antakya, modern-day Turkey)
DiedRavenna, Italy
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Feast23 July (pre-1969 General Roman Calendars, Eastern Orthodox Church)
20 July (in Roman Rite of Catholic Church)
AttributesSword
Patronageepilepsy; gout;
Emilia-Romagna region (Italy)
Aachen, Burtscheid, Düsseldorf, Ravenna, Remagen

Apollinaris of Ravenna (Italian: Apollinare; Greek: Ἀπολλινάριος, Apollinarios, Late Latin: Apolenaris) is a Syrian saint, whom the Roman Martyrology describes as "a bishop who, according to tradition, while spreading among the nations the unsearchable riches of Christ, led his flock as a good shepherd and honoured the Church of Classis near Ravenna by a glorious martyrdom."[1]

  1. ^ Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN 88-209-7210-7)

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