Saint Apollinaris
- Also known as
- Apollinare
- Memorial
- 23 July;
confined to local calendars since 1969
- Profile
- Mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles.
Disciple 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 martryed.
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
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Aachen, Germany;
Burtscheid, Germany;
Düsseldorf, Germany;
epilepsy;
gout;
Ravenna, Italy;
Remagen, Germany
- Representation
- sword
- Additional Information
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Catholic Online
New Catholic Dictionary
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