- Saint Proculus
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name= Saint Proculus
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death_date=~320 AD
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venerated_in=Roman Catholic Church
imagesize= 250px
caption=Saints Firmus and Rusticus of Verona with anangel , bySebastiano Ricci . Saint Proculus is seated.
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titles= Bishop
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major_shrine= Chapel of San Procolo,Basilica di San Zeno
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issues=Saint Proculus ( _it. San Procolo) (d. ca. 320 AD) was a
bishop of Verona who survived the persecutions ofDiocletian . He died ofnatural causes at Verona.Veneration
Attached to the
Basilica di San Zeno in Verona is the Church of San Procolo housing the remains of Saint Proculus. It dates from the 6th or 7th century, being erected in the Christiannecropolis across the Via Gallica. It is first mentioned however only in 845.In 1704,
Sebastiano Ricci executed inVenice a canvas of "San Procolo" for the Cathedral ofBergamo .ee also
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diocese of Verona External links
* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/1209.htm#proc Saints Index]
* [http://www.archaeoastronomy.it/san_procolo_naturno.htm Church of San Procolo]
* [http://www.interreg-mrd.org/mus_naturns_en.htm Prokulus]
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