Career
Though he is sometimes identified as one Jacob Potharst, son of a Lübeck merchant, Procopius" worldly name, surname, date and place of birth are not reliably determined. In 1818 the universal celebration of the saint was established. Saint Procopius lived as yurodivy (Russian: юродивый) for 60 years.
In 1290 he predicted the fall of meteorite near Veliky Ustyug, as well as tornado and conflagration.
