Cyricus and Julitta


Cyricus and Julitta
BornIconium, Asia Minor
(modern-day Konya, Turkey)
Died~304 AD
Tarsus, Asia Minor
(modern-day Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey)
Venerated inChurch of the East
Catholic Church
Oriental Orthodox Churches
Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrineRelics at Nevers, and in the monastery of Saint-Amand, Tournai.
Feast
  • 16 June (Catholic Church)
  • 15 July (Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches)
AttributesFrom the story involving Charlemagne, Cyricus is depicted as a naked child riding on a wild boar.
PatronagePrayed to for family happiness, and the restoring to health of sick children.
Cyricus and Julitta at Villamelendro (Palencia, Spain) Church of La Asunción.
Cyricus and Julitta at Villamelendro (Palencia, Spain) Church of La Asunción.

Cyricus[a] and his mother Julitta[b] are venerated as early Christian martyrs. According to traditional stories, they were put to death at Tarsus in AD 304.
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