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Cyricus
Christian martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 16 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
304
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Cyricus and his mother Julitta are venerated as early Christian martyrs. According to traditional stories, they were put to death at Tarsus in AD 304.
Summary of the Wikipedia article Cyricus and Julitta, which covers Cyricus with others (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Connected on this site
- Saint Julitta Saint Mother, Parent
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 16 June (SS Cyricus and Julitta) — St Cyr (Cyricus), the child martyred at Tarsus with his mother St Julitta c.304; kept by the Catholic Church in the West on 16 June, exactly the feast in the entry. Stanton notes Julitta as 'mother of St. Quiricus, or Cy
- Wikidata Q22661826 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.