SAINT QUIRICUS, MARTYR - 16 JUNE

 

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Saints celebrated on the 16th of June

SAINT QUIRICUS, MARTYR

Saint Quiricus [Cyriacus] was a three-year-old boy who died at Tarsus along with his mother, Saint Julitta. Relics of both are found in various churches in Rome. One of the parish churches in the Eternal City is dedicated to them.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume , Augsburg, 1882, p. 12)

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Quiricus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.