Saint
Apollinaris
Born: 1st Century, Syria
Died: 2nD Century, Ravenna, Italy
Feast Day: 20th July
Patron Saint: Epilepsy; Gout; Emilia-Romagna region (Italy), Aachen,
Burtscheid, Düsseldorf, Ravenna, Remagen
Shrine: Ravenna, Italy
Legend says that Saint Peter sent Saint Apollinaris to Ravenna, Italy as
its first Bishop. His preaching was
successful gaining many converts, which upset the pagans, who drove him from the
city. He returned to Ravenna but was driven
away a second time. He returned for a
third time and was beaten and put on a ship heading for Greece, however, was
sent back to Italy after he preached as successfully in Greece, where the
pagans took the same actions as the Italian pagans, beating him severely. Returning for a fourth time to Ravenna, by
which point Christians were being officially persecuted, he was beaten so severely
that he died from the wounds, but not before he prophesied that there would be
more persecutions, but the church would ultimately win. A Basilica in Ravenna was built to honour
Apollinaris
References:
https://www.irenebrination.com/irenebrination_notes_on_a/2018/07/saint-apollinaris-of-ravenna.html
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