Dathus

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Saint Dathus
Bishop of Ravenna
Died190
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized Pre-congregation
Feast 3 July
Attributes Dove

Dathus or Datus was Bishop of Ravenna during the late 2nd century. He was elected to succeed the previous bishop Probus I when miraculously, a dove appeared above his head.

According to Andreas Agnellus, his remains may have been kept in the Church of St. Probus in Classe, but this structure did not survive into Agnellus's day. [1] [2]

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References

  1. "St. Dathus". Catholic Online.
  2. Agnellus of Ravenna; Deliyannis, Deborah Mauskopf (2004). The Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna (Medieval Texts in Translation). Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press. p. 108. ISBN   978-0-8132-1358-3.