Prochorus (deacon)
early Christian saint and bishop
b. 1st century · d. 1st century
Prochorus was one of the Seven Deacons chosen to care for the poor of the Christian community in Jerusalem. According to holy tradition, he was also one of the Seventy Disciples sent out by Jesus in Luke 10.
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Carried by the tradition of the church.
- Acts of the Apostles 1 claim — The appointment of the Seven