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Maximianus of Ravenna (499
499

Events...
 - February 22, 556
556

Events...
; feast day formerly February 21) was bishop of Ravenna
Bishop of Ravenna

This page is a list of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna, and of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. The earlier ones were frequently tied to the Exarchate of Ravenna....
.

Born in Pola
Pula

Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, tame sea, and unspoiled nature....
, Italy, Maximianus was consecrated bishop of Ravenna in 546 by Pope Vigilius
Pope Vigilius

Pope Vigilius reigned as pope from 537-555. He belonged to a distinguished Roman family; his father Johannes is identified as a consul in the Liber pontificalis , having received that title from the emperor....
. His flock refused his leadership for a long time because he was too humble. He completed the basilica of San Vitale
Basilica of San Vitale

The Church or Basilica of San Vitale? styled an "Basilica" in the Roman Catholic Church, though it is not of Basilica form? is the most famous monument of Ravenna, Italy and is one of the most important examples of Byzantine Art and architecture in western Europe....
 in Ravenna, the dedication of which was attended by Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora
Theodora (6th century)

Theodora , was empress of the Byzantine Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I. Like her husband, she is a saint in the Eastern Orthodoxy, commemorated on November 14....
. He also built Sant'Apollinare in Classe and several other churches.

Maximianus devoted himself to the revision of liturgical book
Liturgical book

A liturgical book is a book published by the authority of a Christian Clergy, that contains the text and directions for the liturgy of its official religious services....
s and to the emendation of the Latin text of the Bible, and commissioned a large number of illuminated manuscripts.






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Maximianus of Ravenna (499
499

Events...
 - February 22, 556
556

Events...
; feast day formerly February 21) was bishop of Ravenna
Bishop of Ravenna

This page is a list of Roman Catholic bishops and archbishops of Ravenna, and of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Ravenna-Cervia. The earlier ones were frequently tied to the Exarchate of Ravenna....
.

Born in Pola
Pula

Pula is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, situated at the southern tip of the Istria peninsula, with a population of 62,080 .Like the rest of the region, it is known for its mild climate, tame sea, and unspoiled nature....
, Italy, Maximianus was consecrated bishop of Ravenna in 546 by Pope Vigilius
Pope Vigilius

Pope Vigilius reigned as pope from 537-555. He belonged to a distinguished Roman family; his father Johannes is identified as a consul in the Liber pontificalis , having received that title from the emperor....
. His flock refused his leadership for a long time because he was too humble. He completed the basilica of San Vitale
Basilica of San Vitale

The Church or Basilica of San Vitale? styled an "Basilica" in the Roman Catholic Church, though it is not of Basilica form? is the most famous monument of Ravenna, Italy and is one of the most important examples of Byzantine Art and architecture in western Europe....
 in Ravenna, the dedication of which was attended by Emperor Justinian and his wife Theodora
Theodora (6th century)

Theodora , was empress of the Byzantine Empire and the wife of Emperor Justinian I. Like her husband, she is a saint in the Eastern Orthodoxy, commemorated on November 14....
. He also built Sant'Apollinare in Classe and several other churches.

Maximianus devoted himself to the revision of liturgical book
Liturgical book

A liturgical book is a book published by the authority of a Christian Clergy, that contains the text and directions for the liturgy of its official religious services....
s and to the emendation of the Latin text of the Bible, and commissioned a large number of illuminated manuscripts. For the high altar in Ravenna he had a hanging made of the most costly cloth, which was embroidered with a portrayal of the entire life of Jesus. In another hanging he had portraits of all his predecessors embroidered on gold ground.

Maximian's most remarkable episcopal furnishing is the Throne of Maximianus, the cathedra of the bishop which was constructed entirely of ivory panels. It was probably carved in Constantinople
Constantinople

Constantinople was the empire capital of the Roman Empire , the Byzantine Empire , the Latin Empire , and the Ottoman Empire . Strategically located between the Golden Horn and the Sea of Marmara at the point where Europe meets Asia, Byzantine Constantinople had been the capital of a Christendom empire, successor to ancient ancient Greece...
 and shipped to Ravenna. It consists of decorative floral panels framing various figured panels, including one with the complex monogram of the bishop.

In a 6th-century mosaic at Ravenna, Saint Maximianus (named above the figure) is in attendance upon Emperor Justinian. The saint holds a cross and wears a chasuble and stole.

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