Prochorus (deacon)
Coptic Christianity)[1] |
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Prochorus (
.Tradition calls Prochorus the nephew of
bishop of Nicomedia in Bithynia. Some modern scholars dispute his having been the author of the apocryphal Acts of John,[3] which is dated by them to the end of the 2nd century.[4] According to the late tradition, he was the bishop of Antioch and ended his life as a martyr in Antioch in the 1st century.[5][6]
In Orthodox iconography, he is depicted as a scribe of St John the Evangelist. He is one of 4 out of the 7 deacons of the 70 Apostles to be jointly celebrated on July 28.[7]
Gallery
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John the Evangelist with Prochorus -
Prochorus and St John depicted in Xoranasat's gospel manuscript in 1224.
References
- ^ "Toba 20 : Lives of Saints : Synaxarium - CopticChurch.net".
- ^ Feasts and Saints – OCA
- ^ Seven Deacons – Catholic Encyclopedia
- ISBN 978-0-19-514182-5.
- ^ "The Ecole Glossary". Archived from the original on 2013-02-04. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
- ^ Martyrologium Romanum ad Novam Kalendarii
- ^ Ekkart Sauser. "Prochorus (deacon)". Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). cols. 0–-0.
External links
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- Prochorus – Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon
- Ekkart Sauser. "Prochorus (deacon)". Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL) (in German). cols. 0–-0.