Byzantine Saints: Greatmartyr Procopius of Caesarea, in Palestine (8 July)

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On July 8, the Church commemorates St. Procopius of Caesarea in Palestine, one of the greatest martyrs of the early Church. Born as Neanias, he was raised by a pagan mother and entered the service of Emperor Diocletian during the fiercest persecution of Christians. While traveling to Alexandria to carry out the emperor's command to destroy the Church, Neanias experienced a miraculous vision of the crucified Christ, much like St. Paul's conversion on the road to Damascus. That encounter transformed him from a persecutor into one of Christianity's most fearless defenders. After publicly tearing up the emperor's decree against Christians, he endured imprisonment, brutal torture, and finally martyrdom. During his imprisonment, Christ Himself appeared to him, baptized him, and gave him the name Procopius. His steadfast witness inspired Roman soldiers, Christian women, and even his own pagan mother, Theodosia, to embrace Christ and receive the crown of martyrdom. Discover the inspiring story of unwavering faith, miraculous conversion, and heroic witness that continues to inspire Christians nearly seventeen centuries later. May St. Procopius pray for us. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 Birth of Neanias 00:52 Service under Emperor Diocletian 01:02 Sent to Persecute Christians 01:18 Vision of Jesus Christ 01:41 Conversion to Christianity 01:56 Victory Through Christ 02:05 Betrayed by His Mother 02:20 Defiance Before Roman Authority 02:30 Imprisonment at Caesarea 02:45 Christ Baptizes Neanias as Procopius 02:53 Tortures and Trials 03:09 Soldiers Inspired to Martyrdom 03:16 Christian Women Receive the Crown 03:27 His Mother Theodosia Converts 03:43 Beheading of St. Procopius 03:51 Burial of the Holy Martyr https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #StProcopius #GreatMartyr #SaintProcopius #LivesOfTheSaints #SaintOfTheDay #Catholic #Orthodox #ChristianHistory #EarlyChurch #Martyrs #Diocletian #Caesarea #July8 #CatholicFaith #ChurchHistory