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Maximianus of Ravenna
archbishop of Ravenna
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 22 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
498
Died
556
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Maximianus of Ravenna, or Maximian (499 – February 22, 556; feast day formerly February 21) was bishop of Ravenna in Italy. Ravenna was then the capital of the Byzantine Empire's territories in Italy, and Maximianus's role may have included secular political functions.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Wikidata Q1281783 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maximianus of Ravenna (CC BY-SA)
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