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E07099: Sophronius of Jerusalem, in his Miracles of the Saints Cyrus and John, recounts how *Kyros and Ioannes/Cyrus and John (physician and soldier, martyrs of Egypt, S00406) healed two women (one rich, one poor), both named after the martyr Iouliana (perhaps Iuliana/Iouliana, the fellow martyr of Paulos of Ptolemais, S01535), respectively from a chest disease and blindness, at their shrine at Menouthis (near Alexandria, Lower Egypt). Written in Greek in Alexandria, 610/615.
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posted on 2018-11-14, 00:00 authored by juliaSophronius of Jerusalem, The Miracles of Saints Cyrus and John, 24
Summary:
There were two women of the same name, Iouliana, after the female martyr (Ioulianes de tes martyros hyperche to onoma). They were, however, completely different in all other respects. One of them was rich and suffered terribly in her chest. The other was poor and incurably blind. The former consulted physicians in order to regain her health; the latter could not afford medical treatment. Yet, in fact, both were incurably ill: one because of the helplessness of the physicians, the one due to her poverty. Thus, both turned to the martyrs Cyrus and John who do not accept wages for healing.
They came to the shrine asking for health, but made use of their rank when there. The rich one in her vainglory and haughtiness, which is detested by God, lay on her bed in front of the martyrs' tomb (epi klines pro tou mnematos ekeito). The poor one was cast outside of the shrine and placed herself by the gate like Lazarus. The martyrs appeared in the same way to both of them and, correcting the former's vanity and comforting the latter's humility of soul, offered health to both.
They commanded the rich Iouliana to lie on the ground, which was to be the remedy for the illness of both her body and soul. When she left her bed, she was delivered from her chest disease. The poor one they told to use roasted crocodile meat. When she put the powder [of the crocodile meat; xerion] on her eyes, she was healed too.
Text: Fernández Marcos 1976, lightly modified in the light of Gascou 2007. Summary: J. Doroszewska.
Summary:
There were two women of the same name, Iouliana, after the female martyr (Ioulianes de tes martyros hyperche to onoma). They were, however, completely different in all other respects. One of them was rich and suffered terribly in her chest. The other was poor and incurably blind. The former consulted physicians in order to regain her health; the latter could not afford medical treatment. Yet, in fact, both were incurably ill: one because of the helplessness of the physicians, the one due to her poverty. Thus, both turned to the martyrs Cyrus and John who do not accept wages for healing.
They came to the shrine asking for health, but made use of their rank when there. The rich one in her vainglory and haughtiness, which is detested by God, lay on her bed in front of the martyrs' tomb (epi klines pro tou mnematos ekeito). The poor one was cast outside of the shrine and placed herself by the gate like Lazarus. The martyrs appeared in the same way to both of them and, correcting the former's vanity and comforting the latter's humility of soul, offered health to both.
They commanded the rich Iouliana to lie on the ground, which was to be the remedy for the illness of both her body and soul. When she left her bed, she was delivered from her chest disease. The poor one they told to use roasted crocodile meat. When she put the powder [of the crocodile meat; xerion] on her eyes, she was healed too.
Text: Fernández Marcos 1976, lightly modified in the light of Gascou 2007. Summary: J. Doroszewska.
History
Evidence ID
E07099Saint Name
Kyros and Ioannes/Cyrus and John, physician and soldier, martyrs of Egypt : S00406 Iuliana/Juliana, martyr of Nicomedia, buried at Pozzuoli/Cumae : S01162 Paulos and Iouliana/Juliana, martyrs of Ptolemais, ob. 270. : S01535Saint Name in Source
Κῦρος καὶ Ἰωάννης Ἰουλιανή ἸουλιανήRelated Saint Records
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Kyros_and_Ioannes_Cyrus_and_John_physician_and_soldier_martyrs_of_Egypt/13730242
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Iuliana_Juliana_martyr_of_Nicomedia_buried_at_Pozzuoli_Cumae/13732252
- https://oxford.figshare.com/articles/Paulos_and_Iouliana_Juliana_martyrs_of_Ptolemais_ob_270_/13733281
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Collections of miraclesLanguage
- Greek