Adheritus Explained

Saint Adheritus
Feast Day:	27 September
Venerated In:	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Birth Place:	Greece
Death Place:	Ravenna, Italy
Titles:	Bishop of Ravenna
Major Shrine:	Basilica of Classe

Adheritus was Bishop of Ravenna during the 2nd-century and successor to Saint Apollinaris, the first bishop of Ravenna. He was of Greek origin and was a follower of Apollinaris^[1] Adheritus died on 27 September at the port of Classe, and his remains are venerated in the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe near Ravenna, Italy^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: St. Adheritus . 2023-11-03 . Catholic Online . en.
2. Book: Agnellus of Ravenna . The Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna (Medieval Texts in Translation) . Deliyannis . Deborah Mauskopf . 2004 . Catholic University of America Press . 2004 . 978-0-8132-1358-3 . 104–105. j.ctt284wdr .
3. Book: Holweck, Frederick George . Frederick George Holweck . A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology . 1924 . B. Herder . 1924 . 17 . en.