Quiricus and Julitta
The holy Quiricus (* in Iconium, the modern Konya , Turkey ; † around 304 in Tarsus, today Tarsus , Turkey) and his mother Julitta suffered during the persecution of Christians under the Roman emperor Diocletian the martyrdom . Quiricus and Julitta are venerated as saints in both the Catholic and Orthodox Churches . According to the Catholic calendar of saints , their feast is celebrated on June 16, in the Orthodox Church on July 15.
Names
- Other names or spellings for Quiricus are: Cyricus, Cyr, Cergue (s), Chirico, Quirico, Quilico, Kirik, Quirique, Quiriac, Quirze, Quirc . (Confusion with Cyrus , an Egyptian doctor and martyr of the 3rd / 4th century is possible.)
- Other names or spellings for Julitta are: Julietta, Giulietta, Julita .
Legend
After the legend Julitta was a rich widow from an aristocratic family, in Iconium, today's Turkish city of Konya, lived and for Christianity had converted. During the persecution of Christians, she wanted to flee from her hometown to Seleukia with two maidservants and her three-year-old, according to another version, three-month-old son Quiricus . In Cilicia , in the city of Tarsus, today's Tarsus, they were recognized as Christians and brought before the governor . Julitta was tortured and her son, whom the governor was holding, began to scream and scratched his face. The governor then threw the child down a flight of stairs, breaking his skull. Julitta did not cry, but was proud that the son had preceded her in the martyrdom. Julitta was beheaded; her body and that of her son were brought outside the city and thrown into a pit. One of the maids is said to have recovered and buried the bodies.
Charlemagne's dream
In France, the Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte cathedral in Nevers is dedicated to the two martyrs. In the Legenda Aurea , it is associated with another legend. After that, Charlemagne had a dream in which he was injured while on a hunt. Then a half-naked child appeared to him on a wild boar and promised to save him from death if he could get clothes for it. The Bishop of Nevers interpreted this dream as the saint's request to the emperor to have the damaged roof of the cathedral replaced. Because of this legend, St. Quiricus is shown as a naked child riding a wild boar.
Relics
The holy Amâtre, Bishop of Auxerre from 388 to 418 to the relics of saints to France have brought, which later Marseille after Rome should have arrived. Today relics of the saints are venerated in the cathedral of Nevers and in the monastery of Saint-Amand near Tournai .
Protection cartridge
Quiricus and Julitta are considered patron saints for families and for sick children.
Patronage
Quiricuskirche ( Quilicus , often also Quiricus and Julitta ) are church buildings consecrated to St. Quiricus
France:
- Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte cathedral in Nevers in the French department of Nièvre
- St-Cyr-Ste Julitte (Crouy-sur-Ourcq) in the Seine-et-Marne department
- St-Cyr-Ste-Julitte (Saint-Cyr-en-Arthies) in the Val-d'Oise department
- Saint-Cyr-et-Sainte-Julitte in Franvillers ( Somme department )
- San Quilico de Cambia , Corsica
- San Quilico de Montilati , Corsica
Italy:
- Parish church of St. Quiricius and Julitta in Tramin in the Trentino-South Tyrol region
Spain:
- San Quirico y Santa Julita in Covaleda in the province of Soria
Catalonia
- Ermita Sant Quirc de Durro in Vall de Boí in the Spanish province of Lleida
- Sant Quirze de Pedret , pre-Romanesque church in Mozarabic style in Cercs in the Spanish province of Barcelona
Switzerland:
- St. Julitta and St. Quiricus in Andiast , Canton of Graubünden
Worship as city patron or local saint
- Saint-Cergues , commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
- Saint-Cergue , municipality in the Nyon district of the canton of Vaud in Switzerland
- Sweti Kirik i Julita (or Sweti Kirik), Bulgarian island in the Black Sea
