Bishop Ecclesius of Ravenna

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Bishop Ecclesius of Ravenna was a 6th-century bishop known for initiating major church-building projects in Ravenna, most notably commissioning the construction of the Basilica of San Vitale.

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Bishop Ecclesius of Ravenna canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century Italian bishop
Catholic bishop
Christian cleric
architecturalPatronage church construction in Ravenna
associatedWith Byzantine influence in Ravenna
Justinianic church architecture in Italy
commissioned Basilica of San Vitale
countryOfCitizenship Ostrogothic Kingdom
depictedAs offering a model of the church in the apse mosaic of San Vitale
endTimeOfEpiscopate c. 532
era Late Antiquity
floruit 6th century
hasPartInMosaicDepiction Basilica of San Vitale
surface form: Apse mosaic of San Vitale
jurisdiction Diocese of Ravenna
knownFor commissioning the construction of the Basilica of San Vitale
initiating major church-building projects in Ravenna
languageOfLiturgicalUse Latin
notableEvent foundation of San Vitale in Ravenna
notableWork Basilica of San Vitale
occupation bishop
placeOfResidence Ravenna
placeOfWork Ravenna
positionHeld Bishop of Ravenna
predecessorInOffice Archbishop Peter II of Ravenna
surface form: Bishop Peter II of Ravenna
regionOfActivity Emilia-Romagna
religion Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Christianity
seeAlso Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia
startTimeOfEpiscopate c. 522
successorInOffice Bishop Ursicinus of Ravenna

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Basilica of San Vitale patron Bishop Ecclesius of Ravenna