Procopius of Sázava

Procopius of Sázava

Infobox Saint
name= Procopius of Sázava
birth_date=~970
death_date= March 25, 1053
feast_day= July 14; formerly July 4
venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church


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birth_place= Chotouň, Bohemia
death_place= Sázava, Bohemia
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canonized_date= June 2, 1204
canonized_place=
canonized_by= Pope Innocent III
attributes= devil 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 Adelbert, Ludmila, and Vitus; hermit with a skull and a girdle of leaves
patronage= Bohemia
major_shrine=
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Saint Procopius of Sázava (d. March 25, 1053) was a Czech saint. He studied at Prague where he was also ordained. He was a canon and a hermit and then became the founding abbot of Sázava near Prague.

External links

* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0714.htm#proc Saints of July 14: Procopius of Sázava]
*it icon [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/60675 San Procopio di Sazava]


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