Severus of Naples
Saint Severus of Naples | |
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Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church | |
Feast | April 29 |
Patronage | San Severo (Foggia)[1] |
Saint Severus (
Severus was a friend of
To Severus is attributed the construction of the Battistero di San Giovanni in Fonte, associated with the basilica of Santa Restituta.[1]
Severus also built outside of the city walls the Basilica of San Fortunato, to which he
To Severus is also attributed the first translation of the body of
Veneration
His relics were translated from the Battistero di Napoli to the district known as Rione Sanità in the 9th century, to what became known as the
The Marble Calendar of Naples, sculpted in the ninth century and preserved in the
A legendary Vita, written in the eleventh century, states that Severus brought a dead man back to life after the man's widow and children had been left destitute.
References
- ^ a b c d e f Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Naples". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
- ^ a b c d e "San Severo di Napoli". Santi e Beati (in Italian). Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ J. Carnandet, ed. (1867). Acta Sanctorum Sepotembris, Tomus Sextis (New ed.). Paris. pp. 761–892.
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- ^ a b Quoted in Baring-Gould, Sabine (1880). The Lives of the Saints. J. Hodges. pp. 374–5.