• Statue of Saint Apollinaris in Santa Maria del Suffragio, Ravenna | José Luiz Bernardes Ribeiro. Saint Apollinaris’ Story.
  • Reliquary of St Apollinaris in Remagen. His relics were held at the Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe, on the traditional site of his martyrdom.
  • Bishop, martyr, and possible disciple of St. Peter. Apollinaris was born in Antioch, Turkey, and became the first bishop of Ravenna, in Italy.
  • It is generally agreed that he preached the Gospel in the surrounding countryside in about the year 200. The basilica of St. Apollinaris at Ravenna is one of the...
  • In Ravenna, the natal day Not the birthday but the day this saint died and was “born again” into Heaven of St. Apollinaris, bishop.
  • Reflection: On May 9, 549, Bishop Maximian of Ravenna, located in modern-day Italy, dedicated a church to Saint Apollinaris.
  • Saint Apollinaris was one of the most illustrious bishops of the second century. Eusebius, St. Jerome, Theodoret, and others speak of him in the highest terms...
  • Things to Do: The Basilica of St. Apollinaris is considered the cradle of the Christian Faith in Italy and preserves the body of St. Apollinaris.
  • Tumba with the head relic of Apollinaris in the crypt of the Apollinaris Church in Remagen. St Apollinaris relic Joachim Schäfer - Ökumenisches...
  • Apollinaris was originally from Antioch, a city whose Church was founded by the Prince of the Apostles and where St. Paul also preached.