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Hieromartyr · 4th century

Hieromartyr Cyriacus Patriarch of Jerusalem

Also known as Jude before baptism

A Jewish man who, by tradition, helped Saint Helen find the Cross, then became Christian and Patriarch of Jerusalem, suffering martyrdom under Julian.

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Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints