Saint Procopius (other)
Saint Procopius may refer to: People * Procopius of Scythopolis (died 303), Christian martyr and saint * Procopius of Sázava (died 1053), Bohemian canon and hermit * Procopius of Ustyug (1243?—1303), fool for Christ (''yurodivy''), miracle worker and Russian Orthodox Church saint Churches * St. Procopius Basilica in Třebíč, Czech Republic * Saint Procopius Church of Tirana, Albania * St. Procopius Church, Žďár nad Sázavou, Czech Republic Other uses * St. Procopius College, original name of Benedictine University Benedictine University is a Private university, private Catholic Colleges in the United States, Catholic university with campuses in Lisle, Illinois, and Mesa, Arizona, United States. It was founded in 1887 by the Benedictine monks of St. Proco ...

Procopius Of Scythopolis
Procopius of Scythopolis (; died 7 July AD 303) was a 4th century martyr who is venerated as a saint. He was a reader and exorcist in the church at Scythopolis; he also was famous as an ascetic and erudite theologian. Eusebius of Caesarea wrote of his martyrdom, which occurred during the persecution of Roman Emperor Diocletian, and stated that "he was born at Jerusalem, but had gone to live in Scythopolis, where he held three ecclesiastical offices. He was reader and interpreter in the Syriac language, and cured those possessed of evil spirits."Saints of July 8
Eusebius wrote that Procopius was sent with his companions from Scythopolis to , where he was
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Procopius Of Sázava
Saint Procopius of Sázava (, ; died 25 March 1053) was a Czech Christian canon and hermit, who is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Roman Catholic church. Life Little about his life is known with certainty. According to hagiographical tradition, he was born in 970, in a Central Bohemian village of Chotouň near Kouřim. He studied in Prague and was ordained there. He was married and had a son, called Jimram (Emmeram), but later entered the Benedictine order, presumably at Břevnov Monastery, and eventually retired to the wilderness as a hermit, living in a cave on the banks of Sázava River, where over time he attracted a group of fellow hermits. The community of hermits was incorporated as a Benedictine monastery by the duke of Bohemia in 1032/3, now known as Sázava Monastery, or St Procopius Monastery, where he served as the first abbot for the span of twenty years until his death. Veneration Local veneration of Procopius as a saint is recorded for the ...
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Procopius Of Ustyug
Procopius of Ustyug () or Procopius of Lübeck (; ; died ) was a Foolishness for Christ, fool for Christ (''yurodivy'') and Thaumaturgy, miracle worker, formerly a merchant from Lübeck. He was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church. Life Though he is sometimes identified as one ''Jacob Potharst'', son of a Lübeck merchant, Procopius' worldly name, surname, date and place of birth are not reliably determined. In 1818, the universal celebration of the saint was established. Born in Lübeck, Germany, he was a Catholicism, Roman Catholic merchant who converted to Eastern Orthodox Church, Eastern Orthodox Christianity during his travels. St. Procopius lived as a fool for Christ (''yurodivy'') for 60 years. In 1290, he predicted the fall of a Veliky Ustyug (meteorite), meteorite near Veliky Ustyug, as well as tornado and conflagration. Veneration Procopius was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church in 1547. The incorrupt relics of St. Procopius were disc ...
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