Saint Cyrus the Physician

Also known as

• Cyrus of Alexandria
• Cyrus of Canopus
• Abba Cyrus
• Abbacyrus
• Abukir
• Cher the Physician
• Father Cyrus

Memorial

• 31 January
• 28 June (translation of relics)

Profile

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 taken to the Basilica of Saint Mark in Alexandria, Egypt by Saint Cyril of Alexandria and enshrined as part of his campaign against the cult of Isis in that region
• relics translated to Manutha, Egypt
• relics translated to Saint Appassara church in Rome, Italy

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Portici, Italy

Represenation

• man with a small cross in his hand
• man with a box of oils or herbs (common for physicians at the time)
• man driving away or holding off a wild boar

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Heiligen 3s
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Cyrus the Physician“. Saints.SQPN.com. 30 January 2013. Web. 20 June 2013. <>