- Prosper of Reggio
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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, "TheVirgin Mary with theBaby 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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issues=Saint Prosper of Reggio ( _it. San Prospero) (d.
June 25 , ca. 466) is an Italiansaint . Tradition holds that he was abishop 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 itscathedral 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 theMiddle Ages . [ [http://www.santiebeati.it/dettaglio/59450 San Prospero di Reggio Emilia ] ] However, after theCouncil of Trent , his cult once again was confined only to Reggio. The Reggio diocese celebrates his cult locally onNovember 24 , butJune 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 ofVenerius the Hermit andCosmas 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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