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My reaction exactly, once I learned that the Cyriac who brought us all
those wonderful Greek manuscripts was named for his city's late-medieval
patron.
Best again,
John Dillon
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On Monday, August 8, 2005, at 10:19 pm, Diana Wright wrote:
> medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and
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> I am charmed to learn of this Cyria of Ancona. Hitherto I had
> thought C of
> A was this one:
> http://ccat.sas.upenn.edu/bmcr/2004/2004-07-69.html
>
> DW
>
>
> > Cyriac and his companions [whatever, etc]
>
> According to this now seemingly completed online presentation of
> the RM
> (version of 2001):
> http://www.sangiovanniapostolo.it/altri_files/martirologio.htm
> , they're still on for today (as a Memorial).
>
> But the same source indicates by silence that Cyriac of Ancona (also
> known as Cyriac of Jerusalem), formerly celebrated on 4. May, has
> fallenby the wayside. Since there is a view, represented, e.g., by
> EkkartSauser in his entry in the Bautz _Biographisch-Bibliographisches
> Kirchenlexikon_ for "CYRIACUS: hl. Märtyrer in Rom, gest. um 304,
> Fest:8.8" (last changed: 31. July 2001):
> http://www.bautz.de/bbkl/c/cyriacus_v_r.shtml
> , that C. of Ancona is really only C. of Rome outfitted with a local
> legend or legends, and since my preparations for Kalamazoo
> prevented me
> from adding visuals to Phyllis' excellent notice this year
> ("saints" of
> the day, 4. May) of C. of Ancona, I will take the liberty of doing
> thatnow with some views of Ancona's cathedral of San Ciriaco.
>
> History of the building (English-language):
> http://www.museoomero.it/museoomero/English/Collezione/Architettu/Catted
> rale/index.asp
> TinyURL for this: http://tinyurl.com/afd48
>
> Diocesan account (Italian-language; exterior and interior thumbnail
> views of the cathedral):
> http://www.diocesi.ancona.it/arcidiocesi/02_arcidiocesi/territorio_chies
> e_sanciriaco.asp
> TinyURL for this: http://tinyurl.com/9buhf
>
> Exterior views:
> bright sunlight:
> http://www.italiantourism.com/images/prew_2100000066582.jpg
> http://www.italiantourism.com/images/prew_2100000066537.jpg
> http://www.italiantourism.com/images/prew_2100000066575.jpg
>
> shade:
> http://www.marcheworldwide.org/html/.%5Cciriaco.asp?lingua=en
> http://www.globalgeografia.com/album/italia/marche/ancona5.jpg
> http://www.marcomercuri.org/Duomodiancona.htm
>
> Best,
> John Dillon
>
> PS: Thanks to his legend in the _Passio Marcelli_ (BHL 5235),
> Cyriac of
> Rome became known as someone to invoke in cases of demonic possession.
> Venerated singly (his companions occur in the early _Depositio
> Martyrum_and in subsequent martyrologies but do not appear to have
> enjoyed any
> real cultus), C. enjoyed considerable popularity in northern Europe
> fromthe Ottonian period onward and wound up as one of the Fourteen
> HolyHelpers of the later Middle Ages.
>
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