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215 ST. CYRIACA 215 posed founder of the church of Llan- gwyllog, in Anglesea. Wife of Medrawd, or Mordred, nephew of Eling Arthur. She is one of an immense number of holy sons and daughters attributed to St. Caw. Eees, 228. St. C3rniorth, or Cobth. Daughter of Brychan. (See Almheda.) Wife of Brynach Wyddel, an Irishman. Mother of Gerwyn and his sisters Mwynen, Gwennan, and Gwenlliw. Cymorth lived in Emlyn, on the confines of Carmarthen and Pembroke. Her sisters, SS. Ckneid- LON and Clydai, appear to have joined her in her religious life. Eees. St. Cjrneburh, Kynebubga. St. Cjrnedridis, Kynedbide. St. Cjrnethrithay Kynbdride. St. Cjrngar, or Ehienqar, daughter of Brychan. (See Almheda.) Eees. St. Cyniburga, Kynebubga. St. Cyprilla, July 5, M. at Cyrene, in Libya, beginning of 4th century. Eepresented burning incense. Bom of Christian parents. Was a widow for twenty-eight years. She visited Theo- dorus, biidiop of Cyrene, in prison, and ministered to his wants, with SS. Eoa and Lucy (5). After his death she was accused as a Christian, in the persecution under Diocletian, and was beaten. The persecutors, apparently anxious to spare her life, put burning coals and incense in her hands and held them, that she might be compelled to sacrifice — at least, in appearance ; but she called out, ** I sacrifice to Jesus Christ 1 '' Then they put her on the equuleus, and otherwise tortured her. And she went to meet the Bridegroom, torn for His sake, and dressed in the purple robe of her own blood. Men, Basil, AA,SS, Compare with Cybilla (2). St. Cyra (l), Aug. 3. Of Berea. Sister of St. Mabanna. B,M, St. Cyra (2), Cera. SS. Cyrena (Cyrenia, CYRiiBNA, Ctriana, Syrenia) and Juliana, Nov. 1, MM. in Cilicia, probably in 305, under Galerius. Eepresented in a brazier. Cyrena, a native of Tarsus, in Cilicia, would not offer incense to the gods. Her head and eyebrows were shaved ; she was stripped and taken about the town on an ass. She prayed that she might not be seen naked. Those who tried to stare at her were struck blind. She was taken to Ehosus, and was there burnt with Juliana. They both sang praises in the fire. AA,SS, Men, Basil, Chreeh Men,^ ed. by Ughelli, in Balia Sacra. SS. Cyria ( i), Valeria, and Marcia, June 5 and 6, W. MM. Natives of Cffisarea, in Palestine. Converted to Christianity. Lived very quietly in a small house, and prayed for the conver- sion of the world and abolition of idolatry. At last they were reported to the ruler as Christians. On being brought before him, they were tortured in various ways to induce them to renounce their faith. As they persisted in their refusal, they died rejoicing under the tortures. St. Zenais, V., is commemorated as one of them. Pape- broch seems to think this is an erroneous repetition of the name of St. Zenais, matron. B,M,, June 5. Papebroch, AA,SS. June 6. Men, Basil., June 6. SS. Cyria (2) (Cyrica, Cybina, or Gbria) and Musca, June 17, VV. MM. Two sisters, of Aquileia, of whom the former was more given to contemplation, and the latter to action. They both led a holy life from their childhood. AA,SS. SS. Cyria (3), or Eybia, and Dula, April 5. Supposed companions of St. Phebbutha. (See Kybia.) Possibly Cyria is the same as Pherbutha. Grseco- Slav, Calendar. St. Cyriaca(l), sister of Photina (1). St. Cyriaca (2), or Dominica, Aug. 21. Time of Valerian or Decius. A devout widow, who had her house on the Celian Hill at Eome, where Christian priests came and offered the holy sacri- fice, and where she kept many persecuted Christians concealed and ministered to them. When St. Sixtus, the Pope, was seized by the enemies of the Church, he deputed St. Lawrence to distribute the money in his care to the poor. (See Patience.) Lawrence found Cyriaca sick, and healed her by laying his hands upon her. Then he washed the feet of the brethren concealed in her house, and gave them a portion of the money