Blessed Procopius of Vyatka, Fool-for-Christ.
Blessed Procopius lived in the town of Vyatka in Russia in the seventeenth century. After being struck by lightning as a boy he was healed at a monastery and took up the ascetic life of a fool for Christ, going barefoot in winter and bearing insults with patience.
He was known for his gift of foresight and reposed in 1627.
Feast day
On the New Calendar, Procopius of Vyatka is commemorated on November 21. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on December 4 of the civil calendar.
Also commemorated on November 21
Entry of the Theotokos into the Temple
Great Feast, Είσοδος Θεοτόκου
The Entry of our Most Holy Lady the Theotokos into the Temple.
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