Byzantine Saints: Saint Quiricus and his mother Julitta (15 July)

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Saints Quiricus (Cyricus, Kyrikos) and Julitta are commemorated on July 15. Their inspiring witness reminds Christians that true courage is measured not by age but by faithfulness to Christ. During the fierce persecution of Emperor Diocletian, the noble Christian widow Saint Julitta fled with her three-year-old son Saint Quiricus (also known as Cyricus or Kyrikos). Arrested and brought before the pagan governor Alexander, Julitta boldly confessed Christ despite brutal torture. As his mother suffered, little Quiricus cried out that he too was a Christian. Enraged, the governor hurled the child down the stone steps of the tribunal, making him one of Christianity's youngest martyrs. Julitta rejoiced that her son had received the crown of martyrdom before she herself was beheaded for refusing to sacrifice to idols. Their relics were later discovered during the reign of Emperor Constantine the Great, and churches dedicated to these holy martyrs spread throughout the Christian world. Today they are honored especially as powerful intercessors for families and for the healing of sick children. Their lives remain a moving testimony that the grace of Christ strengthens even the weakest to conquer the world. "I am a Christian." May Saints Quiricus and Julitta pray for all Christian families. 00:00 Introduction 00:26 Julitta, a noble Christian widow 00:43 The persecution under Diocletian 00:57 Flight from Iconium 01:05 Arrest and trial before Governor Alexander 01:13 Julitta boldly confesses Christ 01:29 Little Quiricus declares his faith 01:43 The martyrdom of the child saint 01:58 Julitta rejoices in her son's heavenly crown 02:05 Julitta's torture and martyrdom 02:21 Burial of the holy martyrs 02:30 Discovery of their relics under Constantine 02:41 Relics preserved throughout the Christian world 02:58 Patronage of families and sick children https://www.oca.org/saints/lives 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶️ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶️ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶️ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶️ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶️ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶️ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶️ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶️ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintQuiricus #SaintJulitta #Catholic #Orthodox #ChristianMartyrs #LivesOfTheSaints #July15 #EarlyChurch #Saints #SensusFidelium

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