Saint Cyrus the Physician

Also known as

• Abba Cyrus
• Abbacyrus
• Cher the Physician

Memorial

• 31 January

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Physician in Alexandria, Egypt. His ministry to the sick, and the Christian example he set, brought many others to the faith. He, Saint John, Saint Athanasia, and her three daughters were tortured and martyred for their faith. Their story was told by Saint Sophronius and others.

Died

• beheaded in Canope, Egypt
• buried outside Canope
• relics translated to Manutha, Egypt
• relics translated to Saint Appassara church in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Portici, Italy

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Cyrus the Physician”. Saints.SQPN.com. 24 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-cyrus-the-physician/>