Adheritus
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Adheritus, born in Greece
, became Bishop of Ravenna
and successor of Saint Apollinaris. His remains are venerated in the Benedictine Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
near Ravenna, Italy.
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
, became Bishop of Ravenna
Bishop of Ravenna
This page is a list of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna, and of the Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. The earlier ones were frequently tied to the Exarchate of Ravenna. -Diocese of Ravenna :*St. Apollinare, legendarily to 79, historically in the era of Septimius Severus*St...
and successor of Saint Apollinaris. His remains are venerated in the Benedictine Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
Basilica of Sant'Apollinare in Classe
The Basilica of Sant' Apollinare in Classe is an important monument of Byzantine art near Ravenna, Italy. When the UNESCO inscribed eight Ravenna sites on the World Heritage List, it cited this basilica as "an outstanding example of the early Christian basilica in its purity and simplicity of its...
near Ravenna, Italy.