Cyricus and Julitta

Saints

Cyricus and Julitta
Saints; Cyricus and Julitta
Born	Iconium, Asia Minor; (modern-day Konya, Turkey)
Died	~304 AD; Tarsus, Asia Minor; (modern-day Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey)
Venerated in	Church of the East; Catholic Church; Oriental Orthodox Churches; Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine	Relics at Nevers, and in the monastery of Saint-Amand, Tournai.
Feast	16 June (Catholic Church); 15 July (Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodox Churches);
Attributes	From the story involving Charlemagne, Cyricus is depicted as a naked child riding on a wild boar.
Patronage	Prayed to for family happiness, and the restoring to health of sick children.

Cyricus and his mother Julitta are venerated as early Christian martyrs. According to tradition, they were put to death at Tarsus in AD 304.

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