Procopius

Other days it is celebrated

Saints named Procopius

• Great Martyr Procopius of ScythopolisJuly 8Reader and exorcist in the church of Scythopolis, an ascetic and scholar, martyred in 303.
• Venerable Procopius of SázavaJuly 4Czech priest and hermit, abbot of Sázava, venerated in East and West, who died in 1053.
• Fool-for-Christ Procopius of UstyugJuly 8Former merchant of Lübeck who became a fool for Christ at Ustyug and a wonderworker; died in 1303.
• Venerable Procopius of DecapolisFebruary 27Byzantine monk of Constantinople, companion in ascetic struggle of Saint Basil the Confessor in the time of iconoclasm.
• Fool-for-Christ Procopius of VyatkaDecember 21Fool for Christ at Vyatka, born near Khlynov into a peasant family; died in 1627.
• Righteous Procopius of UstiaJuly 8Righteous man of the Russian Church whose veneration began when his body was found incorrupt.
• PRMartyr Procopius the ReaderNovember 22Reader of the church of Caesarea, he translated Scripture into Syriac, healed the possessed, and was beheaded by the governor.
• New Martyr Procopius of VarnaJune 25Bulgarian new martyr of Varna, venerated in the Bulgarian Orthodox Church.
• PMartyr ProcopiusNovember 24Christian martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PPHieromartyr Procopius PopovSeptember 30Cleric martyred for the faith of Christ.
• PDVenerable Procopius DendrinosA schema-archimandrite and Greek hegumen of St Panteleimon,; venerated by the faithful, not formally canonized.
• PPSaint Procopius the PersianNovember 26A saint of Persian origin, commemorated in the calendar of the Church of Greece.

Questions

I.When is the name day of Procopius?

The name day of Procopius is July 8, the feast of Great Martyr Procopius of Scythopolis. It is also kept on July 4, February 27, December 21, November 22, June 25, November 24, September 30, November 26.

II.Which saints bore the name Procopius?

The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Procopius, with their lives and icons.

III.Is Procopius a good baptismal name?

Yes. Procopius is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Great Martyr Procopius of Scythopolis as patron.