Feast Day: September 24th
The Life of Saint Coprius: Saint Coprius lived in Palestine in the sixth century when Arab tribes often raided Christian villages. One of these raids happened as his mother was about to give birth. She and the people of her village sought refuge in the Monastery of Saint Theodosius. But her time came on the way, and she died bringing her son into the world on a dung-heap. There the Monks found him when the Arabs had gone, and brought him to Saint Theodosius who named the infant Coprius (‘dung’), and had him fed on goat’s milk. When he was old enough, he joined the ranks of the Angelic Order by becoming a Monk. Saint Theodosius held him especially dear for the innocence and simplicity that enabled him to preserve within himself the Image of God whole and undistorted, and to advance daily towards the likeness of his Creator…
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A Prayer
Saint Coprius Pray to God for us.
