Cyrus and John | |
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 Iconographic line drawing of Ss. Cyrus (left) and John | |
| Wonderworkers, Unmercenary Physicians | |
| Born | Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire |
| Died | c. 304 or 311[1][2] Abu Qir, Egypt |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Oriental Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Saint Barbara Church in Coptic Cairo |
| Feast | 31 January [O.S. 13 February] 28 June [O.S. 11 July] (translation of relics) |
| Attributes | Cyrus is clothed in monastic habit, John is wearing court robes. They may be shown holding martyrs' crosses or medicine boxes and medicine spoons which terminate in crosses |
| Patronage | Vico Equense |
Saints Cyrus and John (Italian: Ciro e Giovanni; Arabic: أباكير ويوحنا, romanized: Abākīr wa-Yūḥannā; died c. 304 or 311 AD[1][2]) are venerated as martyrs. They are especially venerated by the Coptic Church and surnamed Wonderworking Unmercenaries (thaumatourgoi anargyroi) because they healed the sick free of charge.
Their feast day is celebrated by the Copts on the sixth day of Tobi, corresponding to 31 January, the day also observed by the Eastern Orthodox Church; on the same day they are commemorated in the Roman Martyrology. The Eastern Orthodox Church also celebrate the finding and translation of their relics on 28 June.[3]
- ^ a b "Orthodox Holiness :: Around the Church Year With St John". Orthodox England. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ a b William Taylor Hosteter Jr. "St. Cyrus". Institut za onkologiju Vojvodine. Archived from the original on 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
- ^ P.J. Balestri (1908), Sts. Cyrus and John The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV (Robert Appleton Company, New York)