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Ecclesius
Italian bishop
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 27 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
532
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Ravenna, Saint Ecclesius, bishop, who was the companion of Pope Saint John I in resisting the cruelties of King Theodoric and, having alone come through them, brought his Church to new splendour.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 27 July as a bishop of Ravenna who stood with Pope John I against King Theodoric.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q4530239 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ecclesius of Ravenna (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.