... the memory
of Saints Cyricus and Julitta*
a miracle burning threshing floors in the heavens
priests and birds singing the hail...
O. Elytis "Axion Esti"
Αξιον Εστι...
...εορταζοντας τη μνημη των αγιων Κηρυκου και Ιουλιτης
ενα θαυμα να καιει στους ουρανους τ' αλωνια
ιερεις και πουλια να τραγουδουν το χαιρε...
Αξιον Εστι...
...εορταζοντας τη μνημη των αγιων Κηρυκου και Ιουλιτης
ενα θαυμα να καιει στους ουρανους τ' αλωνια
ιερεις και πουλια να τραγουδουν το χαιρε...
Ο.Ελυτης "Αξιον Εστι"
*Cyricus was Julitta's son. They were both martyred when he was three during the persecutions of Diocletian (r. 284-305). The Greek Orthodox Church celebrates their memory on the 15th of July.
