Hieromartyr
Cyriacus of Ostia
Bishop of Ostia
Bishop of Ostia, martyred under Emperor Severus Alexander with the priest Maximus and the deacon Archelaus.
Life
Saint Cyriacus, hieromartyr, was Bishop of Ostia and received martyrdom in the time of the emperor Severus Alexander, around the year 235. He is commemorated on 23 August.
Together with him were put to death Maximus, his priest, and Archelaus, a deacon, with other companions. The source also writes the bishop's name as Quiriacus. Our sources do not say more about their life and martyrdom.
Commemorated the same day August 23
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