Saint Cyrus managed to escape while the soldiers were about to arrest him, so he reached the borders of Arabia (i.e. southern Syria), where he became a monk. There he became famous due to the healing incidents that occurred through his hand.
A soldier from a noble family from Edessa (Mesopotamia), named John, heard about him and decided to leave the army, give up all wealth and glory, and follow Christ. He first went to Jerusalem, then met Saint Cyrus in Egypt and became his student and assistant.
ولما اشتد الاضطهاد اعتقل الحاكم امرأة تقية اسمها أثناسية وبناتها ثيوكتيست وثيودوت وافدوكسيا وكنَّ في سن ال15 وال13 وال11. تسلل كيرُس ويوحنا إلى السجن لتشديد السجينات وتشجيعهن. فاكتشف الجنود أمرهما فقيداهما وعذباهما أشد تعذيب أمام الجميع. فلما عاين الحاكم شجاعة المسيحيين أمام الألم والموت أمر بقطع رؤوسهم جميعاً. فتقدّم القديسان والفتيات وامهنّ الى الموت بشجاعة فقُطعت رؤوسهم. ثم أتى بعض المسيحيين وأخذوا الأجساد ودفنوها في كنيسة القديس مرقس في الاسكندرية.
In the fifth century, Saint Cyril, Patriarch of Alexandria, transferred the relics of Saints Cyrus and John to Abu Qir to combat the worship of the goddess Isis. Healing incidents near their shrine increased, and the shrine became a pilgrimage for believers from all walks of life. Saint Sophronius, Patriarch of Jerusalem, visited it in the seventh century.
تعيّد كنيستنا للقديسين كيرُس ويوحنا (مع الشهيدات أثناسية وبناتها ثيوكتيست وثيودوت وافدوكسيا) في الحادي والثلاثين من كانون الثاني، وتسمّيهما ” العادمي الفضة” لأنهما كانا يمارسان الطب والشفاء دون أن يتقاضيا أي أجر.
Troparion for the Saints in the fifth tune
You have given us the wonders of your saints, the martyrs, a wall that cannot be fought, O Christ God. With their supplications, you dispersed the counsels of the nations and supported the rule of the kingdom, since you are good and love of mankind.
Qandaq for the Saints, third tune
Since you have attained the gift of miracles through divine grace, O saints, you work miracles without lethargy, removing all our ailments by the power of an unseen hand, O Kyros, who is determined with divine John, for you are still divine doctors.