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Paul of Cyprus
monk and martyr for the holy images
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Feast: 17 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
On the island of Cyprus, Saint Paul, monk, who, for having defended the veneration of the holy images, was burned in the fire.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 17 March as a monk of Cyprus who was burned for defending the veneration of the holy images.
Sources
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.