SAINT LIBERIUS, BISHOP OF RAVENNA

SAINT LIBERIUS, BISHOP OF RAVENNA - 29 APRIL

Saints celebrated on the 29th of April

SAINT LIBERIUS, BISHOP OF RAVENNA

A page of one of Fortunatus Hueber's
Saints' books,
"Stammenbuch..." (1693)

Saint Liberius, French St-Libère, Bishop of Ravenna in Italy, the first of that name, came from Greece (according to Ferrarius*) and was of rare philosophical learning. After the death of st Dathus (Datus) he was chosen as bishop of Ravenna because a dove seemed to have landed near him. His nomination happened at the time of Emperor Commodus. He was the 9th bishop of this see, but the first of that name, elected in A.D. 185, died in 206.

Filled with extraordinary zeal for souls, Liberius was completely devoted to God and brought many unbelievers and heretics to the knowledge of the truth. He held the office of bishop for twenty-one years. His body was buried at the Church of Saint Probus and later transferred to the Church of Saint Ursus.

Saint Liberius is also commemorated on December 20.

According to Ughellus*, with whom Zedler* (30. 1091) agrees, Liberius was the 9th bishop of that see, but the first of that name, elected in 185, died in 206. The General Mart.* lists him on December 30 (p. 661) saying that he was the first bishop of Ravenna. This ought to be corrected - rather than having been the first bishop, he was the first of the name "Liberius." Moreover, Baronius*, too, errs by placing our Liberius in the Roman Martyrology* on December 30; because the bishop Liberius of Ravenna venerated by the Church on December 30 is the third of this name. (III. 614).

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, pp. 814-15)

*A hagiography source used by the authors

Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations

PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Liberius may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

Comments

WELCOME

Please pick your saints: January - Saints by date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 February - Saints by date 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 ...

ST LAURA OF CORDOBA, WIDOW AND MARTYR - 19 OCTOBER

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN OCTOBER Saints celebrated on the 19th of October WELCOME! SAINT LAURA OF CORDOBA, WIDOW AND MARTYR Laura, a widow and martyr of Cordoba in Spain, is mentioned in the Spanish martyrology of Tamajode Salazar, who refers to Luitprand, where it says the following: St Laura is said to have been of a noble family, and according to the wishes of her parents she married an equally noble man and gave birth to two daughters. After the death of her husband and her daughters, she went to the monastery of St Aurea, named St-Maria de Cuteclara, and after her martyrdom led the same for nine years as her successor. After she had made wonderful progress in all virtues, she was finally summoned to renounce the faith before a Saracen judge. But since she remained steadfast, she was first beaten very cruelly and then thrown into a bath of boiling pitch, where she remained in praise of God for three hours and then flew to heaven on October...

ST JOHN BERCHMANS, RELIGIOUS - 13 AUGUST

ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN AUGUST Saints celebrated on the 13th of August WELCOME! SAINT JOHN BERCHMANS, RELIGIOUS (Patron Saint of Altar Servers.) The eldest boy of a poor cordwainer, in a small Belgian town, John was ever a dutiful, prayerful, and studious child. Our Lord called him when but young to leave his father and his father’s house, to serve Him in the Society of Jesus. And because he was so good a son, it cost his father much to give him up to God; but he was too good a Christian to refuse outright. HE WAS SENT TO ROME John had hardly taken his religious vows when he was sent to the centre of Christendom, the holy city of Rome. His modesty, his purity, shone out as great virtue always does; and the young laymen who attended the lectures would come to gaze upon his beautiful and holy face, and go away the better for the sight. GREAT VIRTUE Three short years, and his last sickness found him sighing for heaven, and three days before the great feast of Mar...

SAINT FEAST DAY FOR EVERY DAY OF THE YEAR

Search This Blog