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Saint Cyprian of Antioch
c.250–304 · Antioch / Iberia (legendary)
Description
Saints Cyprian and Justina are honored in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodoxy as Christians of Antioch, who in 304, during the Diocletianic Persecution, suffered martyrdom at Nicomedia on September 26. According to Roman Catholic sources, no Bishop of Antioch bore the name of Cyprian.
Facts
| Born | 3rd century AD |
| Died | September 26, 304, Nicomedia, Bithynia, Asia Minor, Roman Empire, (modern-day İzmit, Kocaeli, Turkey) |
| Venerated in | Oriental Orthodoxy, Eastern Orthodox Church, Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | September 26,, October 2 (Eastern Orthodox Church), 21 Thout (Coptic Orthodox Church) |
Life & work in brief
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| Work / contribution | Significance |
|---|---|
| Origin | The story must have arisen as early as the 4th century, as it is mentioned by both St. |
| Legend | Cyprian, known by the title of "the Magician", to distinguish him from Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, received a liberal education in his youth, and particularly applied himself to astrology; after which he traveled for improvement through Greece, Egypt, India, etc. |
| Veneration and liturgical celebration | Their feast day appeared in the General Roman Calendar of Roman Rite from the thirteenth century until it was deleted in 1969 because of the lack of historical evidence of their existence. |
| In popular culture | The Spanish author, Pedro Calderón de la Barca, took the story as the basis of a drama: El mágico prodigioso. |