Such is the account of the Saint’s death given in the early Greek panegyric preached on his festival, on the site of his martyrdom.
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July 9
June 27
Feast
Thin entry · the 1897 book gives only 237 words. We have not filled the gap with invented detail.
Such is the account of the Saint’s death given in the early Greek panegyric preached on his festival, on the site of his martyrdom. But it was not marvellous enough to satisfy later hagiographers, and Latin Acts of his martyrdom were composed, which relate that the fire burst asunder his cords but did not injure the Saint Then the governor had him beheaded. It is worthy of note that the earliest Latin Martyrology to mention him, that commonly attributed, but erroneously, to S. Jerome, following the Greek Acts, says that he died by fire.
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Such is the account of the Saint’s death given in the early Greek panegyric preached on his festival, on the site of his martyrdom. But it was not marvellous enough to satisfy later hagiographers, and Latin Acts of his martyrdom were composed, which relate that the fire burst asunder his cords but did not injure the Saint Then the governor had him beheaded. It is worthy of note that the earliest Latin Martyrology to mention him, that commonly attributed, but erroneously, to S. Jerome [translator of the Bible into Latin (d. 420)], following the Greek Acts, says that he died by fire. The Latin Acts say that he suffered under Decius [Roman emperor 249–251, who ordered everyone to sacrifice to the gods], and that the name of the governor was Lucius. Unfortunately Baronius [Cardinal Baronius (d. 1607), church historian who edited the Roman Martyrology], relying on these late Latin, untrustworthy Acts, has inserted S. Cyril in the modem Roman Martyrology in these words: — “ At Gortyna, in Crete, S. Cyril, the bishop, who, in the persecution of Decius was cast into the flames by Lucius the governor, and his bonds having burnt asunder, he came forth keeping the festival of this martyr, “even to this day.'* They are written in a pedantic, inflated style, and are no donbt a panegyric on the saint preached on his festival at Gortyna.
unhurt, he was dismissed by the judge, but was again arrested for his incessant and zealous preaching of the faith, and was beheaded”
It will be seen all those statements which are placed in italics are erroneous.
Feast: June 27
Traditional: July 9
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From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain.
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From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain in the United States. Reproduced unedited, except for short bracketed notes in grey that we added to explain names and terms (“S.” is the old abbreviation for Saint). Some history and judgments reflect 19th-century scholarship.
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