Quiricus and Julietta

The Holy Quiricus (* in Iconium, now Konya, Turkey; † around 304 at Tarsus, today Tarsus, Turkey) and his mother Julietta suffered during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Diocletian martyred. Quiricus and Julietta are revered by the Catholic and the Orthodox Church as saints. According to the Catholic calendar of saints her feast is celebrated on 16 June, in the Orthodox Church on July 15.

Name

Other names for Quiricus: Cyricus, Chirico, Quirico, Quilico, Kirik, Quirique, Cyr, Quiriac, Quirze. Other names for Julietta: Julietta, Giulietta, Julita.

Legend

According to legend, Julietta was a rich widow from an aristocratic family who lived in Iconium, the modern Turkish city of Konya and had converted to Christianity. During the persecution of Christians she wanted with her ​​two maids and three years, according to another version three months old son Quiricus flee their hometown after Seleucia. In Cilicia, in the city of Tarsus, Tarsus today, they were recognized as Christians and brought before the governor. Julietta was tortured and her son, whom the governor was holding her began to shout and scratched the face of this. Thereupon the governor threw the child down a flight of stairs and broke the skull of the child. Julietta did not cry, but was proud that his son had preceded her in martyrdom. Julietta was beheaded. Her body and her son were brought to the city and thrown into a pit. One of the maids to have recovered and buried the bodies.

Dream of Charlemagne

In France, the Cathédrale Saint -Cyr -et -Sainte- Julitte of Nevers is dedicated to two martyrs. In the Legenda Aurea it is associated with another legend. After Charlemagne had a dream in which he was injured on a hunt. Since a half-naked child appeared to him on a wild boar and promised to save him from death when it would get clothing. The bishop of Nevers interpreted this dream as a call of the Holy to the Emperor, to renew the damaged roof of the Cathedral. Because of this legend is St.. Quiricus depicted riding a naked child on a wild boar.

Relics

The hl. Amâtre, Bishop of Auxerre 388-418 is said to have brought the relics of the saints to France, which should be reached via Marseille to Rome. Today, relics of the saints are venerated in the Cathedral of Nevers, in the monastery of Saint- Amand at Tournai.

Quiricus and Julietta are considered patron saints for families and for sick children.

Patrozinien

  • Cathédrale Saint -Cyr -et -Sainte- Julitte in Nevers in the French department of Nièvre
  • Ermita de Sant Quirc Durro in Vall de Boi in the Spanish province of Lleida
  • St. and St. Julietta Quiricus Andiast, Switzerland
  • Saint- Cyr -et -Sainte- Julitte in Franvillers ( Somme ), France
  • San Quilico de Cambia, Corsica
  • San Quilico de Montilati, Corsica
  • Sant Quirze de Pedret, pre-Romanesque Church in the Mozarabic style in Cercs in the Spanish province of Barcelona
  • Parish Church of St. Quiricius and Julietta in Tramin in the Italian region Trentino -Alto Adige

Worship as the city's patron saint or local

  • Saint- Cergues, commune in the French department of Haute- Savoie department in the Rhône- Alpes
  • Saint- CERGUE, municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
  • Sveti Kirik i Julita (or Sveti Kirik ), Bulgarian island in the Black Sea
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