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E07665: 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 from blindness two men who came to their sanctuary in Menouthis (near Alexandria, Lower Egypt), sending them to the pool of Siloam in Jerusalem. The great sanctuary of *Menas (soldier and martyr buried at Abu Mena, S00073), near the Mareotis, is also mentioned. Written in Greek in Alexandria, 610/615.
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posted on 2019-06-16, 00:00 authored by BryanSophronius of Jerusalem, The Miracles of Saints Cyrus and John, 46
Summary:
There was a certain Tribounos who came from a small village near the Mareotis lake, where the famous sanctuary of Saint Menas is. This man suffered from complete blindness, so that he could not separate his eyelids one from the other. He was not able therefore to distinguish day from night. He did not lose, however, his faith in the healing power of Cyrus and John, so he went to their sanctuary. While he was sleeping there, he heard: “Go, wash in Siloam, and you will regain your sight.” The man woke up and hurried to Jerusalem. He washed in the pool of Siloam and regained his sight at once. He thus went back to the martyrs Cyrus and John and installed himself in their sanctuary for the rest of his life.
There was also another man, a monk from the monastery of Tabennesos (founded by the father and master Pachomios). He likewise was blind and went to the sanctuary of Cyrus and John. He too heard the same order: “Go, wash in Siloam, and you will regain your sight.” Yet the man replied that he was poor, as he had spent all his money to cure his blindness, and he asked how much money he needed to be able to travel such a great distance to Jerusalem. The martyrs smiled and told him to go to the storehouse, known as that of Fronto, and find Thomas, the faithful servant of a cumin merchant. He was then to say that the martyrs Abba Kyros and Ioannes commanded Thomas to give him a golden coin, that he would spend on his journey to the sacred city where he was sent by the saints. Then the saints withdrew.
When the man woke up, he executed their order. He found Thomas who gave him the money, obeying the martyrs. He went to Siloam and washed his face in its waters and wiped the mist from his eyes.
Text: Fernández Marcos 1976, lightly modified in the light of Gascou 2007 Summary: J. Doroszewska
Summary:
There was a certain Tribounos who came from a small village near the Mareotis lake, where the famous sanctuary of Saint Menas is. This man suffered from complete blindness, so that he could not separate his eyelids one from the other. He was not able therefore to distinguish day from night. He did not lose, however, his faith in the healing power of Cyrus and John, so he went to their sanctuary. While he was sleeping there, he heard: “Go, wash in Siloam, and you will regain your sight.” The man woke up and hurried to Jerusalem. He washed in the pool of Siloam and regained his sight at once. He thus went back to the martyrs Cyrus and John and installed himself in their sanctuary for the rest of his life.
There was also another man, a monk from the monastery of Tabennesos (founded by the father and master Pachomios). He likewise was blind and went to the sanctuary of Cyrus and John. He too heard the same order: “Go, wash in Siloam, and you will regain your sight.” Yet the man replied that he was poor, as he had spent all his money to cure his blindness, and he asked how much money he needed to be able to travel such a great distance to Jerusalem. The martyrs smiled and told him to go to the storehouse, known as that of Fronto, and find Thomas, the faithful servant of a cumin merchant. He was then to say that the martyrs Abba Kyros and Ioannes commanded Thomas to give him a golden coin, that he would spend on his journey to the sacred city where he was sent by the saints. Then the saints withdrew.
When the man woke up, he executed their order. He found Thomas who gave him the money, obeying the martyrs. He went to Siloam and washed his face in its waters and wiped the mist from his eyes.
Text: Fernández Marcos 1976, lightly modified in the light of Gascou 2007 Summary: J. Doroszewska
History
Evidence ID
E07665Saint Name
Kyros and Ioannes/Cyrus and John, physician and soldier, martyrs of Egypt : S00406 Menas, soldier and martyr buried at Abu Mena : S00073Saint Name in Source
Κῦρος καὶ ἸωάννηςRelated Saint Records
Language
- Greek