Saint Judas Cyriacus
- Also known as
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Cyriacus of Ancona
Judas Quiriacus
Quiriacus
- Memorial
- 4 May
- Profile
- Bishop of Ancona, Italy, possibly the first.
Martyred, possibly while on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem.
His name has led to much speculation about his origin, about which we know nothing for sure, and many legends, some blatantly anti-Jewish, have been attached to his story.
- Name Meaning
- praise (Judas)
- Patronage
- Ancona, Italy
- Additional Information
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Biographisch-Bibliographischen Kirchenlexikons deutsch
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Catholic Online
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Google Directory
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon deutsch
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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