Name Procopius Sazava Role Saint | Patronage Bohemia | |
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Venerated in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church Canonized June 2, 1204 by Pope Innocent III Feast July 14; formerly July 4 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 Died March 25, 1053, Sazava, Czech Republic | ||
Saint Procopius of Sázava (died March 25, 1053) was a Czech saint. He studied in Prague where he was also ordained. He was a canon and a hermit and then became the founding abbot of Sázava near Prague. He is an alleged author of the Reims Gospel.
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