Apollinaris of Ravenna | |
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 Portrait Mosaic of Saint Apollinaris at the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna | |
| Bishop of Ravenna, Hieromartyr | |
| Born | Antioch, Syria (now Antakya, modern-day Turkey) |
| Died | Ravenna, Italy |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 23 July (pre-1969 General Roman Calendars, Eastern Orthodox Church) 20 July (in Roman Rite of Catholic Church) |
| Attributes | Sword |
| Patronage | epilepsy; 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]
- ^ Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2001 ISBN 88-209-7210-7)