Saint Severus of Ravenna | |
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![]() St. Severus of Ravenna - mosaic in Sant'Apollinare in Classe | |
Bishop of Ravenna | |
Born | Ravenna, Roman Empire |
Died | circa 348 |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Western Orthodoxy |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Major shrine | Pavio/Pavia (original) Erfurt, Germany |
Feast | 1 February |
Attributes | Loom, weaver's tools, dove |
Patronage | Hatters, wool weavers,[1] spinners, policemen, cloth, stocking, and glove makers. |
Saint Severus of Ravenna was a 4th-century Bishop of Ravenna who attended the Council of Sardica in 343. He was ordained as a bishop due to his personal virtue and because of "the sign of a dove". He is commemorated on February 1.