Saint Adheritus | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ravenna | |
| Born | Greece |
| Died | Ravenna, Italy |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Basilica of Classe |
| Feast | 27 September |
Adheritus was Bishop of Ravenna during the 2nd-century and successor to Saint Apollinaris, the first bishop of Ravenna. He was of Greek origin and was a follower of Apollinaris[1] Adheritus died on 27 September at the port of Classe, and his remains are venerated in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna, Italy[2][3]
Notes
- ↑ "St. Adheritus". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2023-11-03.
- ↑ Agnellus of Ravenna; Deliyannis, Deborah Mauskopf (2004). The Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna (Medieval Texts in Translation). Catholic University of America Press. pp. 104–105. ISBN 978-0-8132-1358-3. JSTOR j.ctt284wdr.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ↑ Holweck, Frederick George (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology. B. Herder. p. 17.
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