Cyrus and John


Cyrus and John
Iconographic line drawing of Ss. Cyrus (left) and John
Wonderworkers, Unmercenary Physicians
BornAlexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire
Diedc. 304 or 311[1][2]
Abu Qir, Egypt
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Major shrineSaint Barbara Church in Coptic Cairo
Feast31 January [O.S. 13 February]
28 June [O.S. 11 July] (translation of relics)
AttributesCyrus 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
PatronageVico Equense

Saints Cyrus and John (Italian: Ciro e Giovanni; Arabic: أباكير ويوحنا, romanizedAbākīr 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]

  1. ^ a b "Orthodox Holiness :: Around the Church Year With St John". Orthodox England. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  2. ^ a b William Taylor Hosteter Jr. "St. Cyrus". Institut za onkologiju Vojvodine. Archived from the original on 2010-04-25. Retrieved 2010-01-09.
  3. ^ P.J. Balestri (1908), Sts. Cyrus and John The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IV (Robert Appleton Company, New York)