Thyrsos (martyr)

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Statue of St. Thyrsos in St. Paulin in Trier
Martyrdom of St. Quiriacus , who, like St. Thyrsus, was to be sawn in two

Saint Thyrsus or Thyrsus (* possibly in Apollonia , near today's Gölyazı / Turkey ; † around 250 in Apollonia) was martyred under the Roman Emperor Decius (249-251) . According to the Catholic calendar, his feast day is celebrated on December 14th.

Names

Other names for Thyrsos are Thyrsus, Thyrse in French or Tirso, also Santiso, in Spanish.

Legend

Saint Thyrsus is said to have been martyred around the year 250 during the persecution of Christians under the Roman Emperor Decius. According to legend, he was a witness of the martyrdom of Leukios and Kallinikos, against which he is said to have rebelled. Thyrsus was then tortured himself. His tormentors failed to kill him. Eventually they tried to saw it in half with a saw. The saw is said to have become so heavy that it could no longer hold the torturers.

According to legend, St. Thyrsus was buried in Apollonia. In the 4th century his body is said to have been brought to Constantinople , where a church was built in his honor under Praetor Caesarius von Nazianz (330–368 / 369). Another church of his name is said to have been built by Emperor Justinianus .

Patronage

The cult of the saint also spread to the west of the Roman Empire . Thyrsos is the patron saint of Sisteron , a French commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department . The Notre-Dame-des-Pommiers-et-Saint-Thyrse cathedral is dedicated to him. Other churches with the patronage of the saint are the chapel of Saint-Thyrse near Robion near Castellane and the church in Châteauponsac near Limoges .

Churches were dedicated to him in the Portuguese city ​​of Braga and in the Spanish cities of Oviedo , Girona , Toledo and Sahagún . In Palas de Rei , in the Spanish region of Galicia , there is a statue of St. Thyrsos on the Plaza de Concello, to whom a church is dedicated in the village. In Lausanne , a predecessor to Notre-Dame Cathedral was built in the 6th century, dedicated to the saint . In eastern Cyprus the saint is venerated in the church of Agios Thyrsos .

iconography

Thyrsus is shown with a saw, as legend has it that he should be sawed into two parts.

Web links

Commons : Thyrsos (Martyrs)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Thyrsus, Leucios, Callinicos and Companions . In: Stadler's Complete Lexicon of Saints
personal data
SURNAME Thyrsos
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Thyrsus; Thyrse; Tirso; Santiso
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Martyr, saint
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd century or 3rd century
PLACE OF BIRTH unsure: Apollonia , Turkey
DATE OF DEATH at 250
Place of death Apollonia , Turkey