Prosper of Reggio

Prosper of Reggio

Infobox Saint
name= Saint Prosper of Reggio
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death_date=c. 466 AD
feast_day= June 25; November 24 (Reggio Emilia)
venerated_in= Roman Catholic Church


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caption= Giovanni Soncini, "The Virgin Mary with the Baby Jesus, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, and Saint Prosper", 16th century.
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attributes= Book; model of Reggio Emilia; episcopal dress
patronage= Reggio Emilia
major_shrine= Reggio Emilia
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Saint Prosper of Reggio ( _it. San Prospero) (d. June 25, ca. 466) is an Italian saint. Tradition holds that he was a bishop of Reggio Emilia for twenty-two years. Little is known of his life, but documents attest that he was indeed bishop of Reggio Emilia in the fifth century. [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/59450 San Prospero di Reggio Emilia ] ]

Remembered for his sense of charity, he is the patron saint of Reggio Emilia, although its cathedral is not dedicated to him. Instead, the church of San Prospero, which Prosper himself had built and dedicated to Saint Apollinaris, commemorates his episcopate. He died at Reggio Emilia.

Veneration

His cult was ancient and was diffused during the eleventh to fourteenth centuries. Prosper was venerated in Parma, Bologna, Lucca, and other cities beyond Reggio. Some thirty-one churches and chapels were dedicated to him in the Middle Ages. [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/59450 San Prospero di Reggio Emilia ] ] However, after the Council of Trent, his cult once again was confined only to Reggio. The Reggio diocese celebrates his cult locally on November 24, but June 25 is his feast day on general calendars.

The painting by Giovanni Soncini of Saints Bernard and Prosper is the only known painting by this artist. [ [http://musei.comune.re.it/museo/museire.nsf/Musei/546DAC661B14DA59C1256ED0002FE5B8?OpenDocument Musei Civici di Reggio Emilia - Palazzo dei Musei - La Madonna col Bambino in trono fra i santi Bernardo e Prospero ] ]

Relics

His relics were translated in 703 to a new church built in his honor by Thomas, a subsequent bishop of Reggio. They lay alongside those of Venerius the Hermit and Cosmas and Damian.

In the tenth century, Reggio being vulnerable to attacks from the sea, Bishop Ermenald (Ermenaldo) transported his relics to the Cathedral of Santa Maria in the center of the city while the church dedicated to Prosper was being built. This was completed by his successor Tenzo (Tenzone) (979). Gregory V consecrated the church in 997. In the 16th century, the church was rebuilt; Prosper’s body lies under the great altar.

References

External links

* [http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0625.htm#pror Saints of June 25: Prosper of Reggio]
*it icon [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/59450 San Prospero di Reggio Emilia]


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