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Exuperantius of Ravenna
SaintFull write-upAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 29 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
477
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Ravenna, Saint Exuperantius, bishop, who governed this Church with prudence at the time when King Odoacer seized Italy and the city.
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 29 May as a bishop who governed Ravenna prudently when Odoacer seized Italy.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 29 May (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q16878354 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.