medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
On Monday, August 8, 2005, at 3:05 pm, John Briggs wrote:
> 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 fallen
by the wayside. Since there is a view, represented, e.g., by Ekkart
Sauser 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 that
now 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 from
the Ottonian period onward and wound up as one of the Fourteen Holy
Helpers of the later Middle Ages.
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