Cyprian summarily burned any books of spells and sorcery in his possession in front of a bishop of the Church, sealing his commitment to a new life as a Christian. Brought to despair, Cyprian made the Sign himself and in this way was freed from the toils of Satan. Cyprian again employed sorcery, sending "the chief of the demons" to Justina, who likewise was conquered by a certain " Sign of Christ". The charms and spells had no effect on Justina, who, in chastity and purity, spent her time in prayer and fasting. Cyprian sent a demon to torment Justina, hoping to arouse carnal passions within her. She was killed during the persecutions of the Roman emperor Diocletian in the year 304 AD.Ī would-be suitor – a pagan lawyer – sought the aid of Cyprian's magic to induce Justina into marrying him. Justina is known for converting Cyprian, and is said to have been a young woman who took private vows of chastity.
Cyprian was a magician in Antioch and dealt in sorcery. Legend Saint Cyprian and the demon, 14th-century manuscript of the Golden Legend.Ĭyprian, known by the title of "the Magician", to distinguish him from Cyprian, Bishop of Carthage, received a liberal education in his youth, and particularly applied himself to astrology after which he traveled for improvement through Greece, Egypt, India, etc. The outline of the legend or allegory is found with diffuse descriptions and dialogues in the unreliable Symeon Metaphrastes and was made the subject of a poem by Empress Aelia Eudocia. Their story is told in the Golden Legend. Ancient Syriac and Ethiopic versions of it have been published. The legend is given in Greek and Latin in Acta SS. The attempt has been made to find in Cyprian a mystical prototype of the Faustian legend. Cyprian of Carthage, a mistake often repeated. Gregory Nazianzen and Prudentius both, nevertheless, have conflated Cyprian with St. The story must have arisen as early as the 4th century, as it is mentioned by both St. According to Roman Catholic sources, no Bishop of Antioch bore the name of Cyprian. Saints Cyprian and Justina ( Greek: Κυπριανός & Ίουστίνη) are honored in the Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church and Oriental Orthodoxy as Christians of Antioch, who in 304, during the Diocletianic Persecution, suffered martyrdom at Nicomedia (modern-day İzmit, Turkey) on September 26. Nicomedia, Bithynia, Asia Minor, Roman Empire
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