Hesychius of Cazorla
Saint Hesychius (Spanish: San Isicio, San Hesiquio, San Exiquio; French: Saint Hisque) is venerated as the patron saint of Cazorla, Spain.
Saint Hesychius | |
|---|---|
| Martyr | |
| Died | 1st century Cazorla, Spain |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | May 15 |
| Patronage | Cazorla, Spain |
He is one of the group of Seven Apostolic Men (siete varones apostólicos), seven Christian clerics ordained in Rome by SS Peter and Paul, and sent to evangelize Spain. Besides Hesychius, this group includes Torquatus, Caecilius, Ctesiphon, Euphrasius, Indaletius, and Secundius (Torcuato, Cecilio, Tesifonte, Eufrasio, Hesiquio y Segundo).
Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of Carcere, Carteia, or Carcesi, identified as Cazorla, became its first bishop, and was martyred there by stoning at La Pedriza.
The identification of the places where they are said to have evangelized is imprecise: sources also state that Carcere or Carcesi is not Cazorla but Cieza.