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Saint Appolinaris. Chris Lukose Darryl Vaz Jamie Mathew Colby Roark. Who Was Apollinaris ?. Known as Apollinaris of Ravenna Syrian saint
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Saint Appolinaris Chris Lukose Darryl Vaz Jamie Mathew Colby Roark
Who Was Apollinaris? • Known as Apollinaris of Ravenna • Syrian saint • a bishop who, according to tradition, while spreading among the nations the unsearchable riches of Christ, led his flock as a good shepherd and honoured the Church of Classis near Ravenna by a glorious martyrdom
Location • Born in Antioch, modern day Turkey • First Bishop of Ravenna, faced constant persecution • Exiled by Emperor Vaspasian (Nero) during his persecutions • Martyred by being stabbed
Bishop • Made Bishop of Ravenna by Saint Peter himself • His preaching won many converts to the Faith, while at the same time bringing fury of the idolaters • Acts of the martyrdom of Saint Apollinaris have scarcely any historical value
Worship • Miracle Worker • Considered especially effective against gout and epilepsy • Relics are at • Basilica of Sant'ApollinareNuovo • 6th century Benedictine Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe • In the Tridentine Calendar his feast day is July 23, his day of martyrdom.
Artwork Depicting the Saint • Portrait Mosaic of Saint Apollinaris at the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna
Artwork (cont.) • Inside of the Basilica consists of 24 Greek marble columns • Bare lateral walls • Faded frescoes