July 7/20 OC
Saint Kyriake was martyred on July 7/20, in the year 289.
She was just 21 years old.
Probably, you have never seen Saint Kyriake's icons at a church; yet, if you ever do, what do you know about her?
Wouldn't you like to read her synaxarion to your child before you tuck it in for the night?
"Paterikon for Kids #54" is a concise, illustrated synaxarion of Saint Kyriake's life. You'll love it.
Have you noticed how it is not unusual to meet at a Greek church ladies named after saints martyred in the first centuries of the Church?
Saints Kalliopi, Paraskevi, Marina, Dorothy, Barbara, Julitta, Thekla, Sophia, and Kyriake are some holy martyrs of the first centuries of the persecutions who wisely chose to give their life rather than bow down to lifeless idols.
Did you know that Greeks traditionally dedicate their children to the patron saints of their parents? Therefore, you often will meet Greek grandchildren sharing their grandparents' name/patron saint. So, next time you meet a yiayia named Kyriake, it could be that both her grandmother and her granddaughter are named after Holy Great Martyr Kyriake.
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