Eleuchadius References

Saint

Eleuchadius
Saint; Eleuchadius
Bishop of Ravenna
Born	Roman Greece
Died	112; Ravenna
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast	14 February

Eleuchadius (died 112) is a 2nd-century Christian saint venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches. He served as the third bishop of Ravenna from 100 to 112.

He was a Greek philosopher who was converted to Christianity by Apollinaris. He succeeded Adheritus as bishop of Ravenna in 100 and held the position for 12 years. He died in 112 and was buried outside the walls of Classe near Ravenna, but his remains were later relocated to the Basilica of San Michele Maggiore in Pavia.^[1]^[2]

References

^ Holweck, Frederick George (1924). A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints: With a General Introduction on Hagiology. Vol. 1. B. Herder. p. 308.
^ Agnellus of Ravenna; Deliyannis, Deborah Mauskopf (2004). The Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna (Medieval Texts in Translation). Catholic University of America Press. pp. 105–106. ISBN 978-0-8132-1358-3. JSTOR j.ctt284wdr.