Prohor of Pčinja
Prochorus of Pčinja | |
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| Venerable | |
| Born | c. 1000 |
| Died | 1067 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 1 November [O.S. 19 October] 15 January |
Prochorus of Pčinja (Bulgarian: Прохор Пчински, romanized: Prohor Pčinski, Macedonian and Serbian: Прохор Пчињски, romanized: Prohor Pčinjski; born c. 1000 – died 1067) was an 11th-century Eastern Orthodox monk and contemporary of Saints Gabriel of Lesnovo and John of Rila who lived in the First Bulgarian Empire before and after its conquest by the Byzantine Empire. He is venerated as a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church, with his feast day being commemorated on 1 November [O.S. 19 October].