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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Martyr

Kyriena of Tarsus

A woman martyr of Tarsus, who suffered for Christ.

Feast
November 1old style November 14
Era
unknown
Order
Martyrs

Life

Holy Martyr Kyriena of Tarsus was one of two women martyrs, Kyriena of Tarsus and Juliana of Rosa, who suffered for the Christian faith in the time of the emperor Maximian Galerius (305-311). They were seized by Marcian, the governor of Cilicia.

Saint Kyriena was led about Tarsus, stripped and with her head shorn, to be mocked. Then she was taken, together with Saint Juliana, to the city of Rosa, where they were given to the fire.

Saint Kyriena is commemorated on 14 November, in the new style. The passion of the two is also found in the Lives of the Saints by Saint Dimitry of Rostov.

Commemorated the same day November 1