Name
Prokopios from Scythopolis, martyr of Palestine
Saint ID
S00118
Number in BH
BHG 1576-1577d
Reported Death Not Before
303
Reported Death Not After
303
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Lesser clergy
| ID | Title | E00296 | Eusebius of Caesarea in his Martyrs of Palestine (1.1-5), written in 311 in Caesarea (Palestine), narrates the martyrdom of *Prokopios from Scythopolis (martyr of Palestine, S00118). Written in Greek, though parts of the text survive only in Syriac. | E00528 | The Piacenza Pilgrim records his visit to Caesarea Maritima (Palestine) and the graves of *Cornelius (centurion baptised by Peter in Acts, S00301) and the local martyrs *Pamphilos (S00140) and *Prokopios/Procopius (S00118). Account of an anonymous pilgrim, written in Latin, probably in Placentia (northern Italy), c. 570. | E01011 | Greek inscription on a boundary stone granted probably by the emperor Justinian to a sanctuary of unidentified martyrs *Prokopios and *Ioannes/John. Found near Verinopolis (Galatia, central Asia Minor). 527-565. | E02557 | Floor-mosaics with Greek dedicatory inscriptions commemorating the construction of a church dedicated to *Lot (Old Testament patriarch, S01234) and *Prokopios (probably the martyr of Skythopolis, S00118), invoking the God of these saints and the God of unnamed martyrs. Found at Khirbat al-Mukhayyat near Mount Nebo (Roman province of Arabia/Jordan). Probably 558 or 573. | E03204 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates at the church of the Holy Anastasis on 23 June *Prokopios of Skythopolis (martyr in Palestine, S00118). | E03268 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 8 July *Prokopios from Skythopolis (Martyr in Palestine, S00118). | E03779 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 23 June *Prokopios of Skythopolis (martyr in Palestine, S00118), *Zenon and possibly Zenas (martyrs of Philadelphia (Amman) under Maximian, S01664) and the birth of *John the Baptist (S00020). | E03794 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 8 July *Prokopios from Scythopolis (martyr of Palestine, S00118). | E04407 | Floor-mosaic with a Greek verse inscription praising the virtues of the family of a local aristocrat, including very possibly his grandfather's embellishment of a sanctuary dedicated to a saint Prokopios, 'protector of the city' (probably *Prokopios, martyr of Caesarea in Palestine, S00118). Found at Diokaisareia/Sepphoris in Galilee (Roman province of Palaestina II). Probably 6th c. | E05576 | Bede, in his Martyrology, records the feast on 8 July in Palestine of *Procopius (martyr of Palestine, S00118). Written in Latin at Wearmouth-Jarrow (north-east Britain), 725/731. | E05727 | John Malalas in his Chronographia reports that, after the Samaritan revolt of Justasas in 484, the emperor Zeno (474-491) rebuilt the church of *Prokopios (martyr of Palestine, S00118) in Caesarea, and converted the Samaritan synagogue of Mount Gerizim into a church of *Mary (Mother of Christ, S00033); all in Plaestine. Written in Greek at Antioch (Syria) or Constantinople, in the mid-6th c. | E05895 | Hesychius of Jerusalem composes his Homily 14, On *Prokopios (martyr of Caesarea in Palestine), which he preaches during his feast in Jerusalem. Written in Greek at Jerusalem, in the early 5th c. | E06677 | Cyril of Scythopolis composes the Life of *Sabas (‘the Sanctified’, monastic founder in Palestine, ob. 532, S00910), recounting his life as a miracle working ascetic and founder of numerous monasteries, adding a set of posthumous miracle stories, and including references to cults of several other saints. Written in Greek at the New Laura in Palestine, 555/557. Overview entry | E07128 | The first Greek 'epic' Martyrdom of *Prokopios from Scythopolis (martyr of Palestine, S00118) expands the brief mention of Prokopios' martyrdom by Eusebius of Caesarea into a longer account of his trial and execution in Caesarea (Palestine). Written possibly in Caesarea, possibly in the late 4th to 5th century. | E07129 | The second 'epic' Greek Martyrdom of *Prokopios from Scythopolis (martyr of Palestine, S00118) gives the saint a new background story as a pagan military commander originally named Neanias, converted to Christianity and martyred in Caesarea (Palestine). Written sometime in the 5th-8th century somewhere in the East, perhaps in Caesarea. |
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