Saint Procopius of Sázava was a Czech Benedictine monk, priest, and hermit who lived from approximately 970 to 1053. Born in the village of Chotouň, he was educated and ordained in Prague before eventually entering the Benedictine order. After living as a hermit in a cave near the Sázava River, he founded a community of hermits that was later established as a Benedictine monastery. He served as the monastery's first abbot for two decades until his death in 1053.