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>I wonder why Salisbury would want to include such obscure saints as
>Cyricus (Quiricus) and Julitta on their calendar. They are martyrs
>from Diocletian's time, apparently martyred in 304. Their acta are
>fictional, telling that Julitta was a widowed noblewoman of
>Iconomium and her three-year-old son, who for some reason (probably
>sexist) always gets named first. They were arrested, and the
>examining magistrate at Tarsus got mad because the kid scratched his
>face. So little Cyricus was beaten to death, then Julitta was
>executed.
Phyllis
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
>
>Phyllis Jestice wrote:
>>
>> Today (16. June) is the feast day of:
>>
>
>In the Salisbury Calendar it is the feast of the Translation of St Richard
>of Chichester [1262] (although there is some confusion locally that it might
>have been celebrated on 14 June - see Duffy, Stripping, p.398); also
>"memorial and middle lessons Sts Cyricus and Julitta".
>
>John Briggs
>
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