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The date of his birth in not known. While little is known of his early life, Proclus was was noted for his prayerful life and that he studied the Holy Scripture. He became a [[reader]] at an early age. He was a disciple of John Chrysostom and was [[ordination|ordained]] a [[deacon]] and [[priest]] by him. From the great [[saint]], Proclus received a profound understanding of [[Holy Scripture]] and learned to present his thoughts in a polished form.
Proclus was secretary to [[Atticus]] while Atticus was the [[archbishop]] of Constantinople. After Sisinius succeeded Atticus in 425 as Archbishop of Constantinople, Sisinius [[consecration of a bishop|consecrated]] Proclus Bishop of Cyzicus. However, heretical [[Nestorianism|Nestorians]] had already chosen a [[bishop]], and Proclus was turned back and remained in Constantinople where he preached the Word of God in the churches of Constantinople and denounced the impiety of the [[HereticsHeretic|heretics]].
Proclus continued his preaching after [[Nestorius]] became Archbishop of Constantinople in 428. It was during one of these events, in 429, that Proclus preached his famous sermon on Incarnation and defended the title of the [[Theotokos]] before Nestorius himself. This sermon was later made part of the Acts of the [[Third Ecumenical Council|Council of Ephesus]], at which Nestorius was [[deposition|deposed]].
