Cyriaca

Saint Cyriaca
Martyr
BornRome, Roman Empire
Died249
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
CanonizedPre-congregation
Major shrineSanta Maria in Domnica, Rome, Italy
Feast21 August

Cyriaca, also known as Dominica, was a Roman widow, and patroness to St. Lawrence, and eventually suffered martyrdom.

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