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Feast: June 16
Born c.301 Died: c304 (martyred)
Son of Saint Julitta. When Quiricus was a small child, his
mother was sentenced to death at Tarsus during the
persecutions of Diocletian. Quiricus made a childish attack
on Alexander, the sentencing magistrate, and announced that
he was a Christian like his mother. The angry magistrate
threw the child to the ground, smashing his skull and
killing him instantly.
The blessed Charlemagne dreamed he was saved from death
by a wild boar during a hunt by the appearance of a child
who promised to save if Charlemagne would clothe him. The
bishop of Nevers explained that the child was Quiricus, and
that he wanted the emperor to repair the roof of Saint Cyr's
cathedral. This led to the Quiricus' representation as a
naked child riding a wild boar.
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