Venerable
Venerable Procopios the Czech
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Life
Born in Chotěš in Bohemia of distinguished parents. He became a priest and withdrew into the mountains, to live after the example of the Eastern desert-dwellers. Duke Ulrich happened upon him and helped him found the Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner on the Sázava River. This holy man reposed in the year 1053.
From the Prologue from Ochrid by St. Nikolai Velimirovich, April 1. Translated by Marcian Sakarya, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Also commemorated on April 1
The full reading for April 1 includes the hymn of praise, a reflection, a contemplation and a homily.
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