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Saint Prosper of Reggio (Italian: San Prospero) (d. June 25 ca. 466) is an Italian saint. Tradition holds that he was a bishop of Reggio Emilia for twenty-two years. Little is known of his life but documents attest that he was indeed bishop of Reggio Emilia in the fifth century.Remembered for his sense of charity he is the patron saint of Reggio Emilia although its cathedral is not dedicated to him.