Saint Cyriacus
Martyr Saint Cyriacus
Born	(?)
Died	AD 303 (?)
Venerated in	Eastern Orthodox Church; Roman Catholic Church; Oriental Orthodoxy
Feast	August 8
Attributes	Unknown
Patron saint of	temptation on the deathbed, Saint-Cierges, Switzerland, eye disease

Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Events Diocletian launched the last major persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire; Hierocles was said to have been the instigator of the fierce persecution of the Christians under February 24 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire. ... The Vladimir Icon, one of the most venerated of Orthodox Christian icons of Mary. ... The Roman Catholic Church, also called the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian body in the world. ... The term Oriental Orthodoxy refers to the churches of Eastern Christian traditions that keep the faith of only the first three ecumenical councils of the undivided Church - the First Council of Nicaea, the First Council of Constantinople and the Council of Ephesus - and rejected the dogmatic definitions of the Council... August 8 is the 220th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (221st in leap years), with 145 days remaining. ... In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. ... A temptation is an act that looks appealing to an individual, usually viewed as being immoral, or sin, and as such tends to lead a person to regret such actions as a result of guilt. ...

Personal Life

A Roman nobleman, Cyriacus converted to Christianity during his adult life and renounced his material wealth, giving it away to the poor. He spent the rest of his life ministering to the slaves who worked in the bathhouses of Diocletia The Roman Empire is the term conventionally used to describe the Ancient Roman polity in the centuries following its reorganization under the leadership of Octavian (better known as Caesar Augustus). ... Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as presented in the New Testament writings of his early followers. ...

He is considered one of the Fourteen Holy Helpers. Fourteen Holy Helpers The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints formerly venerated together in Roman Catholicism because prayer to them was thought to be particularly effective, especially against various diseases. ...

Miracles

Cyriacus is credited with exorcizing demons from two girls, both daughters of influential Romans at the time. Artemisia the daughter of Emperor Diocletia; which resulted in both Artemisia and her mother Saint Serena converting to Christianity. He is also credited with driving demons out from Jobias the daughter of Shapur I of Persia (reigned 241 - 272), which led to the conversion of the King's entire household. Exorcism is the practice of evicting or destroying demons or other evil spiritual entities which are supposed to have possessed (taken control of) a person or object. ... Artemisia was the name of two queens of Halicarnassus in the 5th century BC and 4th century BC. The first Artemisia was the daughter of Lygdamis and was set up as the tyrant of Halicarnassus by the Persians, who were at the time the overlords of Ionia, after the death... Shapur I, son of Ardashir I, was king of Persia from 241 to 272. ... Events Shapur I of Persia succeeds Ardashir I Births Deaths Ardashir I, first ruler of the Sassanids Categories: 241 ... Events Roman emperor Aurelian reconquers the kingdom of Palmyra (Egypt and large parts of Asia Minor), forcing queen Zenobia to flee to Parthia. ...

Death

Under the reign of Western Roman Emperor Maximian, Cyriacus among others (including Saint Largus and Saint Smaragdus) was tortured and put to death, beheaded on the Salarian Way in 303 AD, where he was then buried. The Western Roman Empire is the name given to the western half of the Roman Empire after its division by Diocletian. ... emperor Maximian Marcus Aurelius Valerius Maximianus Herculius (c. ... Events Diocletian launched the last major persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire; Hierocles was said to have been the instigator of the fierce persecution of the Christians under February 24 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire. ...

His relics were later moved to Santa Maria in Via Lata in Rome, and the Saint Cyricus Abbey in Alsace. City motto: Senatus Populusque Romanus – SPQR (The Senate and the People of Rome) Founded 21 April 753 BC mythical, 1st millennium BC Region Latium Mayor Walter Veltroni (Democratici di Sinistra) Area  - City Proper  1290 km² Population  - City (2004)  - Metropolitan  - Density (city proper) 2,546,807 almost 4,000,000 1... ‹The template below has been proposed for deletion. ...