Dathus Explained

Saint Dathus
Death Date:	190
Feast Day:	3 July
Venerated In:	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Titles:	Bishop of Ravenna
Canonized Date:	Pre-congregation
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]}

Notes and References

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