Procopius of Scythopolis | |
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| Great Martyr | |
| Born | 3rd century Jerusalem |
| Died | 7 July AD 303 Caesarea Maritima |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Oriental Orthodoxy Lutheranism Anglicanism |
| Feast | 8 July 22 November (only Orthodoxy)[1][2] |
Procopius of Scythopolis (Greek: Προκόπιος ὁ Σκυθοπολίτης; 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.[1][2] 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."[3] Eusebius wrote that Procopius was sent with his companions from Scythopolis to Caesarea Maritima, where he was decapitated.
- ^ a b Great Synaxaristes: (in Greek) Ὁ Ἅγιος Προκόπιος ὁ Παλαιστίνιος. 22 Νοεμβρίου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥΝΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ^ a b Martyr Procopius the Reader at Caesarea, in Palestine. OCA - Lives of the Saints.
- ^ Saints of July 8 Archived December 2, 2008, at the Wayback Machine