Procopius of Sázava

Saint Procopius of Sázava
Duke Oldřich meets Procopius during a hunt (painting by Josef Mathauser)
Born	c. 970 Chotouň, Bohemia
Died	March 25, 1053 Sázava, Bohemia
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox 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

Saint Procopius of Sázava (died March 25, 1053) was a Czech saint. He studied in Prague where he was also ordained. He was a canon and a hermit and then became the founding abbot of Sázava near Prague. He is an alleged author of the Reims Gospel.