A baptismal name for a boy
Cyriacus
12 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Cyriacus
Hieromartyr Cyriacus of RomeJune 7Roman deacon put to death for his faith in Christ in the persecution of Diocletian around 303.- Hieromartyr Cyriacus of OstiaAugust 23Bishop of Ostia, martyred under Emperor Severus Alexander with the priest Maximus and the deacon Archelaus.
- Martyr Cyriacus of AlexandriaSeptember 6Martyr of Alexandria, who suffered for Christ.
- Martyr Cyriacus of AttaliaMay 2Martyr of Attalia in Pamphylia, who suffered for Christ.
- Saint Cyriacus IIOctober 27Patriarch of Constantinople, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Cyriacus of PergeAugust 1Martyr of Perge in Pamphylia, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable Cyriacus of SyrinoApril 28A venerable father of the Kargopol region, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar.
- Martyr Cyriacus of ZiganaJune 24Martyr of Zigana, who suffered for Christ.
- Venerable Cyriacus of BisericaniDecember 31Romanian venerable monk of Bisericani Monastery in Moldavia.
- Venerable Cyriacus of TazlauDecember 31Romanian venerable monk of Tazlău Monastery in Moldavia.
- Martyr Cyriacus of TomisJune 20A martyr of Tomis, the ancient city on the Black Sea, commemorated with Paul.
- Martyr Cyriacus the ExecutionerJuly 16An executioner in Galatia who confessed Christ and died a martyr in the 4th century.
Questions
The name day of Cyriacus is June 7, the feast of Hieromartyr Cyriacus of Rome. It is also kept on August 23, September 6, May 2, October 27, August 1, April 28, June 24, December 31.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 12 saints named Cyriacus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Cyriacus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Cyriacus of Rome as patron.