Proculus of Verona

Saint Proculus () (died ) was a bishop of Verona who survived the persecutions of Diocletian. He died of natural causes at Verona. He is commemorated on December 9.Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Proculus av Verona (d. ~320)", Den katolske kirke

Traditional narrative During the Diocleian persecution, Proculus, bishop of Verona went to the prison to encourage Firmus and Rusticus. He was bound and brought with them before Anulinus, the consul. However, as Proculus was elderly, Anulinus did not consider him worth his interest, and had him released, beaten, and banished from the city.Holweck, Frederick George. A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints, B. Herder, 1924, p. 834 He lived to survive the persecutions.Baring-Gould, Sabine. The Lives of the Saints, J. Hodges., 1874

He is said to have afterwards visited Jerusalem; to have been taken prisoner and sold as a slave on his return; but to have regained his liberty and returned to Verona.A Dictionary of Christian Biography, Vol. 4 (William Smith, ed.) Little, Brown & Company, 1887, p. 489

Veneration

Attached to the Basilica di San Zeno in Verona is the Church of San Procolo housing the relics of Saint Proculus.Biancolini, Giambatista. Notizie storiche delle chiese di Verona, Parte Prima, (1749) p. 2 It dates from the 6th or 7th century, being erected in the Christian necropolis across the Via Gallica. It is first mentioned, however, only in 845. His relics were discovered in 1492 during renovations of the church.Menzies, Lucy. The Saints in Italy: A Book of Reference to the Saints in Italian Art and Dedication, Medici Society Limited, 1924, p, 370

In San Zaccaria in Venice is a life-size wooden statue "Proculus of Verona" (1451). His head is venerated in Bergamo. In 1704, Sebastiano Ricci executed in Venice a canvas of "San Procolo" for Bergamo Cathedral.

Proculus of Verona

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