Peter Chrysologus

Saint

Peter Chrysologus
Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Bornc. 380
Imola, Aemilia, Roman Empire
Died31 July 450
Imola, Aemilia, Roman Empire
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Feast30 July
4 December (General Roman Calendar 1729–1969)[1]

Peter Chrysologus (Greek: Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, Petros Chrysologos, "Peter the Golden-worded"; c. 380 – c. 450[2]) was an Italian Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 until his death.[3] He is known as the "Doctor of Homilies" for the concise but theologically rich reflections he delivered during his time as the Bishop of Ravenna.

He is revered as a saint by the Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church; he was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference CR was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ The Liturgy of the Hours, Vol. III, pp. 1562.
  3. ^ Michael Walsh, ed. "Butler's Lives of the Saints", New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.