Procopius of Ustyug

Saint Procopius of Ustyug
Born	before 1243
Died	July 8, 1303 Veliky Ustyug
Canonized	17th century by Russian Orthodox Church
Feast	July 8

Procopius of Ustyug (Russian: Прокопий Устюжский or Святой Прокопий Любекский, German: Prokopius von Ustjug und Lübeck; 1243? — July 8, 1303^[1] in Veliky Ustyug) was a fool for Christ (yurodivy), a miracle worker, saint of Russian Orthodox Church, formerly a merchant from Lübeck. He was born in Germany, a Roman Catholic merchant who converted to Eastern Orthodox Christianity during his travels.^[2]

Though he is sometimes identified as one Jacob Potharst, son of a Lübeck merchant, Procopius' worldly name, surname, date and place of birth are not reliably determined . In 1818 the universal celebration of the saint was established.^[3]

St. Procopius lived as yurodivy (Russian: юродивый) for 60 years. In 1290 he predicted the fall of meteorite near Veliky Ustyug, as well as tornado and conflagration.

References

2. http://www.stjohndc.org/Russian/saints/e_9507a.htm
3. "Commemorated on July 8". Orthodox Church in America. Retrieved 20 July 2010.

External links

• "Life of Procopius of Ustyug" (in Russian). bibliotekar.ru.
• Ekkart Sauser (1994). "Prokopius von Ustjug". In Bautz, Traugott. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German) 7. Herzberg: Bautz. cols. 994–995. ISBN 3-88309-048-4.