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Saint John of Ravenna
January 12, Saint.


Source: Catholic.org



Roman martyrology: John of Ravenna, Bishop of Ravenna for 42 years who, before Pope Saint Leo the Great turned Atilla the Hun away from the gates of Rome, John had interceded with the "Scourge of God" to save the people of Ravenna.

SHORT BIOGRAPHY

Bishop of Ravenna, Italy, who saved his people from the fury of Attila the Hun. John served as bishop from 452 to 494.

He also faced the Ostrogoths, under King Theodoric the Great, who invaded the region and became the chief political power in the years following the final deposition of the Roman emperors in the West in 476.

 










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