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Prochorus
early Christian saint and bishop
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 28 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
100
Died
100
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Prochorus (Greek: Πρόχορος, Prochoros) was one of the Seven Deacons chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (Acts 6:5). According to holy tradition, he was also one of the Seventy Disciples sent out by Jesus in Luke 10.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- John the Apostle Saint“A variant tradition saw him as a companion of Saint John the Apostle, consecrated by the latter as bishop of Nicomedia in Bithynia.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Wikidata Q1169498 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Prochorus (deacon) (CC BY-SA)
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