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Memorial

• 10 March

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During the persecution of Emperor Valerian he was arrested for his faith, tortured, and martyred with a group of fellow Christians.

Born

• Greek

Died

• thrown to wild animals
• when they would not harm him, he was beheaded c.258

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Cyprian”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 March 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-cyprian-10-march/>