Cyriacus | |
|---|---|
 Saint Cyriacus, by the Master of Meßkirch | |
| Martyr, Holy Helper | |
| Born | 3rd century |
| Died | 303 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodoxy Catholic Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 7 June (Eastern Orthodox Church) 8 August (Catholic Church) |
| Attributes | depicted as a deacon; book of exorcism; with Artemia |
| Patronage | temptation on the deathbed; viticulture (in the Electorate of the Palatinate; Saint-Cierges, Switzerland; eye disease) |
Cyriacus (Greek: Ἅγιος Κυριακός, romanized: Kyriakos, fl. 303 AD), sometimes Anglicized as Cyriac, according to Christian tradition, is a Christian martyr who was killed in the Diocletianic Persecution. He is one of twenty-seven saints, most of them martyrs, who bear this name,[1] of whom only seven are honoured by a specific mention of their names in the Roman Martyrology.[2]
- ^ Antonio Borrelli, "San Ciriaco di Roma"
- ^ Martyrologium Romanum (Libreria Editrice Vaticana 1969 ISBN 88-209-7210-7)