St Paractalis or Barattalis
(9th October)
There are two saints of this name who are confused in the local traditions:
One was martyred in Spoleto in the reign of the Emperor Diocletian (284-305). He was buried near to the grave of St Gregory of Spoleto in the Christian cemetery outside the city walls, near a bridge called "Sanguinarius". This is almost certainly a reference to the Christian cemetery on the site of San Gregorio Maggiore.
- One was among the Syrians who fled to Rome to escape the persecution of the Emperor Julian the Apostate (361-3) and settled in Spoleto with St Brictius.