Saint Cyriacus The Executioner

Saint Cyriacus the Executioner, venerated as a martyr, lived during the Roman persecution of Christians under Governor Hadrian. Originally serving as an executioner, he was commanded to carry out the death sentence upon Saint Antiochus of Sebaste, a steadfast Christian. As Cyriacus prepared to execute Antiochus, he witnessed the saint’s unyielding faith and the extraordinary miracle wherein, upon Antiochus’s death, milk flowed from his body instead of blood—a sign of divine grace and the