ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN SEPTEMBER Saints celebrated on the 29th of September WELCOME! SAINT CYRIACUS, ABBOT Saint Cyriacus (September 29), abbot of the ancient Laura (called Suka in Syriac) in Palestine, was born in Corinth, Greece, in 448. At the Laura of Saint Euthymius in Palestine he received his monastic habit. There he distinguished himself through the rigor of his life, his orthodoxy in the dispute with the Origenists, and his gift for miracles. He died at an advanced age in 556. (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p.708) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Cyriacus 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. Sources of these articles (in...