Saint Severus of Ravenna | |
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Bishop of Ravenna | |
Born | Ravenna, Roman Empire |
Died | circa 348 |
Venerated in | Catholic Church Western Orthodoxy |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Major shrine | Pavio/Pavia (original) Erfurt, Germany |
Feast | 1 February |
Patronage | Hatters |
Saint Severus of Ravenna was a 4th century Bishop of Ravenna who attended the Council of Sardica in 344.[1]
He was ordained as a bishop due to his personal virtue and because of "the sign of a dove".[1]
His relics were relocated in 836.[2]