Cyricus and Julitta
Cyricus (Greek: Κήρυκος, Amharic: ቂርቆስ, Imperial Aramaic: ܡܪܝ ܩܘܪܝܩܘܣ ܣܗܕܐ Mar Quriaqos Sahada; also Cyriacus, Quiriac, Quiricus, Cyr), and his mother, Julitta (Greek: Ἰουλίττα, Amharic: እየሉጣ, Imperial Aramaic: ܝܘܠܝܛܐ, Yulitha; also Julietta) are venerated as early Christian martyrs. According to tradition, they were put to death at Tarsus in AD 304.
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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