The Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because their intercession was believed to be particularly effective against various diseases.
This
group of "helpers in need" originated in 14th century Rhineland, due
largely as a result of the epidemic that grew to become the Black Death, but
their veneration spread almost as quickly as the plague.
Cyriacus,
sometimes called Cyriac, according to Christian tradition, is a Christian
martyr killed in the persecution of Christians by Diocletian.
He protects
against temptation on the death-bed and is feasted on August 8th.
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