Cyrus and John
Saints Cyrus and John (Italian: Ciro e Giovanni; Arabic: أباكير ويوحنا, romanized: Abākīr wa-Yūḥannā; died c. 304 or 311 AD) 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.
Saints 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 Abu Qir, Egypt |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Churches Oriental Orthodox Churches Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Saint Barbara Church in Coptic Cairo |
| Feast | 31 January [O.S. February 13] 28 June [O.S. 11 July] (translatlion 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 |
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.
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