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E06037: Sophronius of Jerusalem, in his Miracles of the Saints Cyrus and John, recounts how *Kyros and Ioannes/Cyrus and John (physician and soldier, martyrs of Egypt, S00406) healed a certain Isidoros from a pulmonary disease at their shrine at Menouthis (near Alexandria, Lower Egypt). Written in Greek in Alexandria, 610/615.
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posted on 2018-07-23, 00:00 authored by juliaSophronius of Jerusalem, The Miracles of Saints Cyrus and John, 4
Summary:
There was a certain Isidoros who came from Maioumas, not the Maioumas of Gaza, but that of Alexandria. The Alexandrian Maioumas is located on the ancient island of Pharos which is now considered a quarter of Alexandria; in spite of the fact that it has been united to the city, it still keeps its previous name of Maioumas.
This Isidoros was in a very bad state. His lung tormented him so badly that he already expected that death would be the remedy for his ordeal, since this organ had rotted, and he expectorated blood and phlegm. He was conscious that there was no more hope for his recovery among people. He had, however, a faith in saints Cyrus and John that might cast mountains into the sea and make the dead arise from their tombs (because the Saviour had made the faith so potent), so he left the city and went to the martyrs' sanctuary.
The martyrs, in admiration for his faith, appeared to him not in a dream, but in a waking vision (ouk onar all' hypar auto paraphainontai). They gave him a piece of lemon (kitrou meros) and commanded him to eat it immediately. However, he took the martyrs for members of the public in the sanctuary. Having taken the lemon with pleasure, he started to eat it willingly, but with the last bite of it he began to vomit. This way, he got rid of the worm that was devouring his lung and regained his health.
Text: Fernández Marcos 1976, lightly modified in the light of Gascou 2007. Summary: J. Doroszewska.
Summary:
There was a certain Isidoros who came from Maioumas, not the Maioumas of Gaza, but that of Alexandria. The Alexandrian Maioumas is located on the ancient island of Pharos which is now considered a quarter of Alexandria; in spite of the fact that it has been united to the city, it still keeps its previous name of Maioumas.
This Isidoros was in a very bad state. His lung tormented him so badly that he already expected that death would be the remedy for his ordeal, since this organ had rotted, and he expectorated blood and phlegm. He was conscious that there was no more hope for his recovery among people. He had, however, a faith in saints Cyrus and John that might cast mountains into the sea and make the dead arise from their tombs (because the Saviour had made the faith so potent), so he left the city and went to the martyrs' sanctuary.
The martyrs, in admiration for his faith, appeared to him not in a dream, but in a waking vision (ouk onar all' hypar auto paraphainontai). They gave him a piece of lemon (kitrou meros) and commanded him to eat it immediately. However, he took the martyrs for members of the public in the sanctuary. Having taken the lemon with pleasure, he started to eat it willingly, but with the last bite of it he began to vomit. This way, he got rid of the worm that was devouring his lung and regained his health.
Text: Fernández Marcos 1976, lightly modified in the light of Gascou 2007. Summary: J. Doroszewska.
History
Evidence ID
E06037Saint Name
Kyros and Iōannēs/Cyrus and John, physician and soldier, martyrs of Egypt : S00406Saint Name in Source
Κῦρος καὶ ἸωάννηςRelated Saint Records
Type of Evidence
Literary - Hagiographical - Collections of miraclesLanguage
- Greek