Prokopios Dekapolis

Venerable Procopios of the Dekapolis.

St. Prokopios of the Dekapolis was a monk of the eighth century who lived the ascetic life in fasting, vigil, and prayer. When the iconoclast heresy arose under the emperors who warred against the holy images, he stood forth as a confessor, defending the veneration of the icons of Christ and His saints, and suffering persecution for the truth.

Having endured to the end, he reposed in peace, honored by the Church among the confessors of Orthodoxy. He is commemorated on February 27.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Prokopios Dekapolis is commemorated on February 27. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on March 12 (a day earlier in leap years) of the civil calendar.

Who celebrates a name day

People with these names keep their name day on this feast:

Prokopios, Prokopis, Procopius

Also commemorated on February 27

• Ephraim of Katounakia

  Venerable, Εφραίμ ο Κατουνακιώτης

  Venerable Ephraim of Katounakia, Athonite elder and disciple of St. Joseph the Hesychast.

• Elias of Trebizond

  Martyr, Ηλίας ο εκ Τραπεζούντος

  New Martyr Elias of Trebizond, son of a priest, hanged for his faith.

• Gelasios the Mime

  Martyr, Γελάσιος ο Μίμος

  Holy Martyr Gelasios the actor, who believed while mocking baptism.

• Thalelaios the Hermit

  Venerable, Θαλλέλαιος

  Venerable Thalelaios of Cilicia, hermit near Gabala in Syria.

  Name days: Thalelaios, Thaleleos

• Raphael of Brooklyn

  Hierarch, Ραφαήλ Μπρούκλυν

  St. Raphael Hawaweeny, Bishop of Brooklyn, shepherd of the Orthodox in America.

• Stephen of Constantinople

  Saint, Στέφανος

  Righteous Stephen of Constantinople, founder of a hospice for the aged.

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