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St. Cyrus attended the university in Alexandria becoming a medical physician. He treated his patients without pay or rewards. St. Cyrus healed in the name of [[Jesus Christ ]] with prayers [[prayer]]s and by reciting passages from the [[Old Testament]]. After his patients were healed he would advise them that in order to stay healthy they must obey God’s commandments and not sin as most of the time sickness comes through sin.

As St. Cyrus became popular the citizens of Alexandria built him a hospital, which was converted into a [[church ]] after his martyrdom. It was a place where miracles occurred even after his repose due to the grace of the [[Holy Spirit ]] and the prayers of the [[saint]].

At that time the emperor of the Roman world was the pagan Diocletian (284-305) who was known for his merciless Christian persecutions. By preaching Christianity St. Cyrus was disobeying the laws of Rome to worship Roman Gods, an offense punishable by death. The governor of Alexandria was to arrest the saint who narrowly escaped to Arabia and became a [[monk ]] near a [[monastery ]] close to the Persian Gulf. Through prayer and fasting St. Cyrus became a miracle worker. He could heal many illnesses by merely praying and performing the sign of the cross.

A pious Christian woman named Athanasia was arrested along with her three young daughters – Theokitista, age fifteen, Theodotia, age thirteen, and Eudoxia, age eleven, in the town of Canopis. When learning this StSs. Cyrus and St. John came to the Canopis prison to encourage the women not to abandon their faith.  Needless to say the saints were arrested and tortured with beatings, whippings and burnings with lighted torches and boiling tar. This example of Christian courage and devotion strengthened the resolve of Athanasia, Theokitista, Theodotia and Eudoxia who were also similarly tortured and beheaded only to be canonized as Saints of our Church.  Furious by their refusal to pay homage to Roman Gods Syrianos had Ss. Cyrus and John beheaded (311) and they were buried in the church of the [[disciple]] and [[evangelist]] St. Mark.

Needless to say In the Saints were arrested, tortured with beatings, whippings and burnings with lighted torches and boiling tar. This example of Christian courage and devotion strengthened fifth century the resolve [[relics]] of Athanasia, Theokitista, Theodotia Ss. Cyrus and Eudoxia who John were also similarly tortured initially transferred from Canopis to Mauphin and beheaded only later to be canonized as Saints Rome during the reign of our Church[[Arcadius]]. Eventually they were brought to Munich.

Furious by their refusal to pay homage to Roman Gods Syrianos had StWe invoke the Unmercenary Ss. Cyrus and St. John beheaded (311) during the Blessing of the Water and they were buried in the church Sacrament of the disciple and evangelist StHoly Unction. MarkThey are commemorated on [[January 31]].