Proculus

Saint Proculus (Proclus) of Pozzuoli was martyred around 305 AD, according to Christian tradition, at the same time as Saint Januarius.

He was martyred with: Sossius or Sosius, deacon of Miseno Festus, lector Desiderius, lector Acutius Eutyches (Eutychius)

These seven martyrs are first mentioned in relation to the life of Saint Januarius. The martyrs' relics were translated at various times and to various destinations. They were then condemned to be beheaded, along with Sossius.

The deacon Proculus and the laymen Eutyches and Acutius protested this sentence while the other men were being led to their execution. As a result, these three were also decapitated with the others near the Solfatara, on September 19, 305. Saint-Sozy, in France, takes its name from Sossius.

The relics of Eutyches and Acutius were kept at the near the Paleochristian basilica of Santo Stefano in Puzzuoli.

According to a ninth-century document believed by one scholar to be a fictitious account,

Feast days Ancient dates in the Roman Martyrology are as follows: the feast day for the whole group was formerly September 19, the same feast day as for Januarius; Festus and Desiderius were celebrated on September 7; Sossius on September 23; Proculus, Eutyches, and Acutius, on October 18. November 16 was the official feast day for Saint Proculus in Pozzuoli. St. Proculus was affectionately nicknamed ("the pants-pisser") because November 16 was often a day of rain. The townspeople also celebrated his feast on the second Sunday in May.