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title: "St. Apollinaris of Ravenna: Feast Day July 20 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollinaris-of-ravenna/
description: "St. Apollinaris of Ravenna, Bishop and Martyr. Remembered on July 20. Read their life in Bless."
---

Bishop and Martyr · Remembered on July 20

# St. Apollinaris of Ravenna

St. Apollinaris of Ravenna is remembered on July 20 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [July 20](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/#20) |
| Title | Bishop and Martyr |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Tuesday, July 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollinaris-of-ravenna/#calendar) |

## Life

First bishop of Ravenna, by ancient tradition sent from Antioch, who shepherded his church through repeated expulsions and beatings and is honored as a martyr for dying of them. The shimmering basilica of Sant’Apollinare in Classe rose over his grave, where mosaics show him praying amid his sheep.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Apollinaris of Ravenna. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Tuesday, July 20, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/07/20/) | Tuesday of the Sixteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Exodus 14:21—15:1 · Exodus 15:8-9, 10 and 12, 17 · John 14:23 · Matthew 12:46-50 |
| [Thursday, July 20, 2028](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2028/07/20/) | Thursday of the Fifteenth Week in Ordinary Time | Green | Isaiah 26:7-9, 12, 16-19 · Psalm 102:13-14ab and 15, 16-18, 19-21 · Matthew 11:28 · Matthew 11:28-30 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[July 19 St. Macrina the Younger](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-macrina-the-younger/) [July 21 St. Lawrence of Brindisi](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-lawrence-of-brindisi/)

[All the saints of July](https://blessbible.app/saints/july/) [Born on July 20?](https://blessbible.app/saints/birthday/#07-20) [A saint for every day](https://blessbible.app/saints/)

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St. Apollinaris of Ravenna

Remembered on July 20

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollinaris-of-ravenna/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-apollinaris-of-ravenna/#calendar)

In the app

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