Notre Dame de Rouen. The façade of the Gothic Church in France. Photographer: Hippo1947. Licence: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Saturday 8 August 2020

Saints Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus. Martyrs. Feast Day 8 August.


Text from The Saint Andrew Daily Missal,
unless otherwise stated.

Saints Cyriacus, Largus, and Smaragdus.
   Martyrs.
   Feast Day 8 August.

Semi-Double.

Red Vestments.



English: Stained-Glass Window, depicting Saint Cyriacus (Right)
and Saint Pantaleon (Left), Parish Church of Saint Pelagius,
Weitnau, Bavaria, Germany.
Deutsch: Pfarrkirche St. Pelagius, Weitnau, Nothelferfenster,
Sankt Pantaleon und Sankt Cyriacus.
Photo: September 2007.
Source: Own work.
(Wikimedia Commons)

Saint Cyriacus, a Deacon of The Roman Church under Popes Marcellinus and Marcellus, was put to death in 303 A.D., during the Persecution of Diocletian.

He had twenty-two Christian companions, who were killed with him, among whom were Largus and Smaragdus.

Saint Cyriacus is one of “The Fourteen Auxiliary Saints" (see Zephyrinus's Article on 22 July 2019)

Mass: Timéte Dóminum.


English: Stained-Glass Window depicting Saint Cyriacus.
Church of Saint Cyriacus, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.
Deutsch: Katholische Pfarrkirche, ehemalige Stiftskirche St. Cyriakus in Geseke
im Kreis Soest (Nordrhein-Westfalen), Bleiglasfenster von 1909
von der Glasmalerei Carl Hertel in Düsseldorf, Darstellung: Hl. Cyriakus,
Signatur: Carl Hertel Hofglasmaler Düsseldorf 1909.
Photo: 26 October 2013.
Source: Own work.
Author: GFreihalter
(Wikimedia Commons)


English: The Church of Saint Cyriacus,
Duderstadt, North Saxony, Germany.
Deutsch: St.-Cyriakus-Kirche,
Duderstadt, Niedersachsen, Deutschland.
Blick auf den Flügelaltar im Hochchor.
Photo: 28 December 2011.
Source: Own work.
(Wikimedia Commons)

The following Text is from Wikipedia - the free encyclopædia.

Saint Cyriacus, together with Saints Largus and Smaragdus and others (of whom Crescentianus, Memmia and Juliana are mentioned in The Roman Martyrology), is Venerated on 8 August. All that is known with certainty, apart from their names and the fact of their Martyrdom, is that they were buried at The Seventh Milestone of the Via Ostiensis on that date.


Saint Cyriacus is one of "The Fourteen Auxiliary Saints".
Artist: René de Cramer.
“Copyright Brunelmar/Ghent/Belgium”.
Used with Permission.

4 comments:

  1. Stunning stained glass of the Church of St. Cyriacus in Westphalia. Thank you, Zephyrinus.

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    1. Delighted you approve of the Stained-Glass Window, Dante Peregrinus. I always think that such beautiful Liturgical accomplishments add so much to The Divine Liturgy.

      Sadly, I feel that such beautiful accomplishments are extremely rare in the The Novus Ordo. However, we must be extremely grateful that such beauty is still available. Thank You for your most welcome Comment.

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  2. Hi Zephyrinus,
    Thank you for putting together this blog.
    Would like to read your article on
    Saint Cyriacus, one of “The Fourteen Auxiliary Saints" dated 22 July 2019. Can you link it on this page?

    Appreciate it

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    1. Dear Karen. Thank you very much for your kind Comment. The Article on “The Fourteen Auxiliary Saints” will be appearing, tomorrow, Thursday, 10 August 2023. Do hope you like it. Please leave a Comment in the Comments Section, afterwards.

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