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Also known as

• Apollinare
• Apollinarus

Memorial

• 20 July
• 23 July (port of Classe, Ravenna, Italy)

Profile

Mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles. Spiritual student of Saint Peter the Apostle. First bishop of Ravenna, Italy; as such he faced nearly constant persecution. He and his flock were exiled from Ravenna during the persecutions of Emperor Vespasian. On his way out of the city he was identified, arrested as being the leader, tortured, and martyred. Noted miracle worker. Centuries after his death he appeared in a vision to Saint Romuald.

Born

• Antioch, Turkey

Died

• run through with a sword c.79 at Ravenna, Italy
• relics at the Benedictine abbey of Classe, Ravenna and in Saint Lambert’s church, Düsseldorf, Germany

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• against epilepsy
• against gout
• —
• Ravenna-Cervia, Italy, archdiocese of
• Valence, France, diocese of
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• in Germany
  • Aachen
  • Burtscheid
  • Düsseldorf
  • Remagen
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• in Italy
  • Bucine
  • Casella d’Asolo
  • Cattolica
  • Emilia-Romagna
  • Lucrezia, Cartoceto
  • Ravenna
  • Romagna
  • Torriano

Representation

• bishop healing a boy‘s eyes
• sword

MLA Citation

• “Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna“. CatholicSaints.Info. 27 January 2024. Web. 12 May 2024. <>