Dathus or Datus was Bishop of Ravenna during the late 2nd century. He was elected to succeed the previous bishop Probus I when miraculously, a dove appeared above his head.

Saint Dathus
Bishop of Ravenna
Died190
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-congregation
Feast3 July
AttributesDove

According to Andreas Agnellus, his remains may have been kept in the Church of St. Probus in Classe, but this structure did not survive into Agnellus's day.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ "St. Dathus". Catholic Online.
  2. ^ Agnellus of Ravenna; Deliyannis, Deborah Mauskopf (2004). The Book of Pontiffs of the Church of Ravenna (Medieval Texts in Translation). Washington, D.C.: Catholic University of America Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-8132-1358-3.