Sts. Procopius and Thalelaeus; (Beginning of Lent. Non-liturgical day. Great Canon of St. Andrew of Crete)
Saint Procopius the Dekapolite He lived during the eighth century in the region of Decapolis (Mark 7:31), to the east of Lake Galilee. There he labored for his salvation, struggling in asceticism. Saint Procopius, his…