John Angeloptes was the Bishop of Ravenna from 430 to 433 and Metropolitan of Aemilia and Flaminia.[1] He was the successor to St. Ursus of Ravenna. John's epithet of 'Angeloptes' denotes his gift of having had the opportunity to see an angel; more specifically, he was reported to have had an angel help him in conducting the Divine Liturgy.[2] Due to an error in historical transmission, he is often confused with his counterpart John II.[3]
Saint John Angeloptes | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Ravenna | |
| Died | 433 Ravenna, Italy |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 27 November |
His feast day is on 27 November.
References
edit- ^ “Saint John Angeloptes“. CatholicSaints.Info. 18 November 2016. Web. 3 December 2024. <https://catholicsaints.info/saint-john-angeloptes/>
- ^ "Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome". www.orthodoxengland.org.uk. Retrieved 2024-12-03.
- ^ Hodgkin, Thomas (1892). "Bishops and Churches of Ravenna". Italy and Her Invaders. Vol. I: The Visigothic Invasion. Oxford: Clarendon Press. pp. 899–917.