Procopius of Sázava

Procopius of Sázava
Born	~970, Chotouň, Bohemia
Died	March 25, 1053, Sázava, Bohemia
Venerated in	Roman Catholic 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
Patronage	Bohemia
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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.