Barbatian of Ravenna

Venerable Barbatian of Ravenna was a priest from Antioch who came to Rome and drew the attention of the Empress Galla Placidia by the wisdom of his counsel. She encouraged him to settle at Ravenna, near the imperial court, where a monastery was built for him. He lived in the fifth century. He is a saint of the undivided Church, remembered on 31 December in the Western calendar (new style).