Prochorus (deacon)
Early Christian saint and bishop
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Prochorus (Greek: Πρόχορος, Prochoros) was one of the Seven Deacons chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem (Acts 6:5). According to holy tradition, he was also one of the Seventy Disciples sent out by Jesus in Luke 10.
Antioch, Province of Syria, Roman Empire
Prochorus | |
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| Bishop of Nicomedia, Deacon, Hieromartyr | |
| Died | 1st century AD Antioch, Province of Syria, Roman Empire |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-congregation |
| Feast | 9 April (Catholic) 28 July (Orthodox) 20 Tobi (Coptic)[1] |
| Attributes | depicted as a scribe taking dictation of the Book of Revelation from Saint John the Theologian |
Tradition calls Prochorus the nephew of Saint Stephen the Protomartyr. Prochorus accompanied Saint Peter, who ordained him to be the bishop in the city of Nicomedia.[2] He is also thought to have been a companion of Saint John the Apostle, who consecrated him 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 John the Theologian. He is one of four out of the Seven Deacons of the Seventy Apostles to be jointly celebrated on 28 July.[7]
Gallery
John the Evangelist with Prochorus
Prochorus and St John depicted in Xoranasat's gospel manuscript in 1224.
