Reprobus grew to be a very large and tall Canaanite man. With his strength and dexterity, he served the King of Canaan, but he did not want his abilities to go to waste. He longed for the greatest of rulers to follow and serve.

He heard of another king, one so great that he was thought to be invincible, which influenced him to go before the said king and offer up his services. One day, while the king was listening to a song that mentioned the Devil, Reprodus saw him make the Christian’s sign of the cross and asked him why.

The king replied that he was afraid of the Devil and made the sign for protection. Reprobus saw the Devil as more powerful and sought to serve him instead. During his search, he encountered a band of thieves, whose leader referred to himself as the Devil. But when the leader avoided a Christian cross out of fear, Reprobus learned there was someone even more powerful.

He found a hermit who taught him all about Christ, the King of Kings. The hermit suggested he spend his life in prayer and fasting, something which Reprobus objected to, as it did not utilize his abilities. Instead, the hermit advised him to assist others by building a hut near a river that flooded dangerously and use his great strength and stature to assist travelers across.

One day, a child approached the river and asked for assistance. Reprobus obliged to carry him on his shoulders, but the river became turbulent midway, rising rapidly, and the child’s weight continued to grow. It was only with great effort that he delivered the child safely to the other side.

While Reprobus pondered the struggle. It was then that the child revealed his true identity as Christ. The weight was the sin of the world, saved by His Crucifixion. The child Jesus then departed.

Reprobus rejected his former life, and traveled while evangelizing. He arrived in Lycia in Asia Minor and witnessed the martyring of Christians. After the authorities heard his preaching, he was detained, tortured heavily, and ordered to offer a sacrifice to the Emperor. When he refused, they tried to persuade him with money and women, but the women sent, he converted to Christianity. They then beheaded him with the other Christian prisoners.

Reprobus has been referred to as Christopher which means “Christ bearer”.

He is the patron saint of travelers and children.

His feast day is July 25.

For God’s Glory.