Procopius of Sázava
Saint Procopius of Sázava | |
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Duke Oldřich meets Procopius during a hunt by Josef Mathauser (1846–1917) | |
| Abbot of Sázava, Venerable | |
| Born | c. 970 Chotouň, Bohemia |
| Died | 25 March 1053 Sázava, Bohemia |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Apostolic Exarchate of the Greek Catholic Church in the Czech Republic |
| Canonized | 2 June 1204 (Roman Catholic) 9 March 2017 (Eastern Orthodox) by Pope Innocent III or by a liturgical elevation and translation of his body to the altar in Sázava and the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church respectively |
| Feast | 14 July (Roman Catholic) 16 September (Eastern Orthodox) |
| 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 Adalbert, Ludmila, and Vitus; hermit with a skull and a girdle of leaves |
| Patronage | Bohemia |
Saint Procopius of Sázava (Latin: Procopius Sazavensis, Czech: Prokop Sázavský; 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.