Procopius of Ustyug
Procopius of Ustyug | |
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16th century icon | |
| Wonderworker and Fool for Christ | |
| Born | Lübeck, Free City of Lübeck, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | July 8, 1303 Veliky Ustyug, Vladimir-Suzdal |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Canonized | 1547 by Russian Orthodox Church |
| Feast | July 8 |
Procopius of Ustyug (Russian: Прокопий Устюжский) or Procopius of Lübeck (Russian: Прокопий Любекский; German: Prokop(ius) von Ustjug und Lübeck; died July 8, 1303) was a fool for Christ (yurodivy) and miracle worker, formerly a merchant from Lübeck. He was canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church.