Saint Barbatianus

Mosaic of Barbatianus from the cathedral of Ravenna
Portal of the church of John the Evangelist in Ravenna, with a tympanum showing the miraculous gift of John's sandal to the empress

Barbatianus, sometimes anglicized Barbatian, was a Syrian hermit, monk and healer who served as the confessor of the Empress Galla Placidia, who lived in Ravenna between 417 and 450.[1]

  1. ^ Schoolman 2016, p. xvii.