The Christianisation of Rome resulted in further embellishment of his legend: it was commonly said in medieval times that Pope Gregory I, through divine intercession, resurrected Trajan from the dead and baptized him into the Christian faith.
A cristianización de Roma deu como resultado un maior embelecemento da súa lenda: dicíase na época medieval que o papa Gregorio I, a través da intercesión divina, resucitara a Traxano de entre os mortos bautizárao na fe cristiá.