Procopius of Sázava

Saint Procopius of Sázava (Latin: Procopius Sazavensis, Czech: Prokop Sázavský; died 25 March 1053) was a canon and hermit, canonized as a saint of the Catholic church in 1204.

Saint Procopius of Sázava
Duke Oldřich meets Procopius during a hunt by Josef Mathauser (1846–1917)
Bornc. 970
Chotouň, Bohemia
Died25 March 1053
Sázava, Bohemia
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized2 June 1204 by Pope Innocent III or by a liturgical elevation and translation of his body to the altar in Sázava
Feast14 July (Roman Catholic)
16 September (Eastern Orthodox)
Attributesdevil ploughing before him; depicted as an abbot with a book and whip, devil at his feet; with a stag (or hind) near him; with Saints Adalbert, Ludmila, and Vitus; hermit with a skull and a girdle of leaves
PatronageBohemia
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