Peter Chrysologus

Saint

Peter Chrysologus
Saint; Peter Chrysologus
Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Born	c. 380; Imola, Aemilia, Roman Empire
Died	31 July 450; Imola, Aemilia, Roman Empire
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast	30 July; 4 December (General Roman Calendar 1729–1969)

Peter Chrysologus (Greek: Ἅγιος Πέτρος ὁ Χρυσολόγος, Petros Chrysologos, "Peter the Golden-worded"; c. 380 – c. 450^[2]) was Bishop of Ravenna from about 433 until his death.^[3] He is known as the "Doctor of Homilies" for the concise but theologically rich reflections he delivered during his time as the Bishop of Ravenna.

He is revered as a saint by the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church; he was declared a Doctor of the Church by Pope Benedict XIII in 1729.

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^ Michael Walsh, ed. "Butler's Lives of the Saints", New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.

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[2] The Liturgy of the Hours, Vol. III, pp. 1562.

[3] Michael Walsh, ed. "Butler's Lives of the Saints", New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1991.

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Saint Peter Chrysologus

Bishop, Confessor, and Doctor of the Church
Born	c. 380 Imola, Aemilia, Roman Empire
Died	31 July 450 Imola, Aemilia, Roman Empire
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized	Pre-Congregation
Feast	30 July 4 December (General Roman Calendar 1729–1969)^[1]

Peter Chrysologus

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