In the apse of the Greek-columned interior is a delightful mosaic of St. Apollinaris, Ravenna's first martyr and bishop, surrounded by 12 sheep representing the Apostles, with Moses and Elijah in the clouds above him.
Ravenna's first bishop and martyr was St. Apollinaris, depicted here in a delightful mosaic.
The lag adjustment distributes the mortality incidence over five years (25 percent in each of the first two years, and 17 percent for each of the remaining years) and discounts mortality benefits over this period at a rate of three percent.