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Dathus
Bishop of Ravenna
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 3 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
200
Died
190
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Dathus or Datus was Bishop of Ravenna during the late 2nd century. He was elected to succeed the previous bishop Probus I when miraculously, a dove appeared above his head.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Sources
- Santi, beati e testimoni - SanDato di Ravenna — Santiebeati.it, the Italian Catholic saints dictionary, carries a full entry: SanDato di Ravenna - Vescovo.
- Wikidata Q164601 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dathus (CC BY-SA)
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