Saint Cyriaca

Also known as

• Dominica

Memorial

• 21 August

Profile

Wealthy married woman in Rome, Italy. Widowed, she spent her fortune sheltering persecuted Christians. Saint Lawrence of Rome used her house as a base for alms-giving and charitable work. Martyr. The church of Saint Mary in Dominica in Rome is named for her.

Died

• scourged to death in 249 in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Cyriaca”. Saints.SQPN.com. 17 October 2012. Web. 25 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-cyriaca/>