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Severus of Ravenna
bishop of Ravenna
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 1 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
300
Died
340
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Severus of Ravenna was a 4th-century Bishop of Ravenna who attended the Council of Sardica in 343. He was ordained as a bishop due to his personal virtue and because of "the sign of a dove". He is commemorated on February 1.
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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 e Beati — San Severo di Ravenna — Listed as "San Severo di Ravenna", Ravenna, † 1 febbraio 344 ca — Vescovo 1 febbraio
- Wikidata Q1355757 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Severus of Ravenna (CC BY-SA)
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