Description:
Born in Alexandria (d.c.311), Cyrus was a doctor who, at the time of the persecution of Christians, became a monk and left for Arabia. There he used his skills as a doctor and was wele praised.
John, an army officer from Edessa, heard about Cyrus. He traveled to Arabia and found Cyrus. They became friends and together went to the aid of a Christian woman in Canopus. The woman and her three daughters were being persecuted for their faith. When Cyrus and John tried to help, they along with the mother and daughters were beheaded.
St.Cyrus is painted as a nearly bald man holding a medical flask in his left hand. In agreement with hagiographic information, he wears the analov of a monk. He is mistakenly labeled as Sampson. The major part of the second
zone of the west wale is reserved for portraits of the holy doctors who heald their patients without asking fees. All the figures were repainted in the early 19th c., but the original iconography was preserved.

Taken from: IN THE HEART OF HILANDAR,William Taylor Hosteter,Jr.CD-ROM
Selected by Ljubomir Vujakilja
The author gave permission for reproduction