Index of Medieval Art

The Lois Drewer Calendar of Saints
in Byzantine Manuscripts and Frescoes


Calendar of Saints and Feasts for June 28


Cyrus and John of Egypt. Translation of Relics.

Cyrus, physician, and John, soldier. Martyred with companions at Canopus in Egypt under Diocletian.

SEE ALSO: January 31.

Synax.CP, June 28, par. 1 (cols. 775-7).

Oxford, Bodleian Library, Gr. th. f. 1, fol. 45r. In sarcophagus. The bodies of Cyrus and John lie in an open sarcophagus. Behind, a domed building. (Hutter, II, p. 27, fig. 84).

Cozia. Narthex, west wall. Translation of relics. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 359, fig. 62, pl. 254).

Dečani. Narthex, north aisle, center bay, arch soffit. Martyrdom, beheading. (Babić et al, Dečani, no. 272, fig. T V 4; Mijović, Menolog, p. 340, fig. 49, pl. 224; Petković, Dečani, p. 19, pl. 129.1).

Staro Nagoričino. Narthex, center aisle, south wall. Martyrdom, beheading. (Mijović, Menolog, p. 281, fig. 7, pl. 99; Todić, Staro Nagoričino, p. 79).