Skip to content

Saint

Severus of Ravenna

Bishop of Ravenna

Bishop of Ravenna, reposed around 348.

Feast
February 1old style February 14
Reposed
3484th century
Place
Ravenna

Life

Saint Severus of Ravenna was bishop of the city of Ravenna in Italy and reposed around 348. He took part in the Council of Sardica in 344.

The Roman Martyrology says that his great virtues deserved that he should be raised to the episcopate by the sign of a dove. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 1 February (new style).

Commemorated the same day February 1