Cyriaca
Saint Cyriaca | |
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Martyr | |
Born | Rome, Roman Empire |
Died | 249 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church[1] |
Canonized | Pre-congregation |
Major shrine | Santa Maria in Domnica, Rome, Italy |
Feast |
21 August Roman Catholic 19 May Eastern Orthodox[1] |
Cyriaca, also known as Dominica, was a Roman widow, and patroness to St. Lawrence, and eventually suffered martyrdom. St. Lawrence, used her home in Rome, to give food to the poor. Cyriaca suffered martyrdom, through flagellation.[2]
References
- 1 2 (Greek) Ἡ Ἁγία ΚυÏιακὴ ἡ ΜάÏÏ„Ï…Ï‚ καὶ οἱ σὺν αá½Ï„ῇ. 19 ΜαÎου. ΜΕΓΑΣ ΣΥÎΑΞΑΡΙΣΤΗΣ.
- ↑ St. Cyriaca Catholic Online
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