Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna

Saint Apollinaris of Ravenna

The See of Ravenna – on the north-east coast of Italy – was once, way back in the Middle Ages, nearly on par with Rome in terms of its ecclesiastical stature. Of course, Rome was and is always Rome, and the Pope, the Pope, who is always, unto the end of time, the Bishop of Rome. By tradition, the first said Bishop of Rome, Saint Peter himself, is said to have appointed one of the first bishops of Ravenna, Saint Apollinaris, whom we celebrate tod…