Hesychius of Cazorla

Saint Hesychius
Martyr
Died1st century
Cazorla, Spain
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church
FeastMay 15,[1][2] March 1[3]
PatronageCazorla, Spain

Saint Hesychius (Spanish: San Isicio, San Hesiquio, San Exiquio; French: Saint Hisque)[4] is venerated as the patron saint of Cazorla, Spain.

He is one of the group of Seven Apostolic Men (siete varones apostólicos), seven Christian clerics ordained in Rome by Peter and Paul, and sent to evangelize Spain.[5] Besides Hesychius, this group includes Torquatus, Caecilius, Ctesiphon, Euphrasius, Indaletius, and Secundius (Torcuato, Cecilio, Tesifonte, Eufrasio, Hesiquio y Segundo). The legend probably dates from the 7th century. In reality, there is reason to assume that the seven must have lived in the 2nd century.[3]

Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of Carcere, Carteia, or Carcesi, identified as Cazorla, became its first bishop, and was martyred there by stoning at La Pedriza. However, Migne mentions Gibraltar, where he is said to have died "in peace", i.e. not as a martyr.[3]

Tradition also says that Hesychius (or Isicio) gave to the residents of Cabra a statue of the Virgin carved by St. Luke. Nuestra Señora de la Sierra, which actually dates from the end of the 13th century, is located in the Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Sierra just outside Cabra. It is one of the oldest and most venerated devotions in the province of Córdoba.

The identification of the places where they are said to have evangelized is imprecise: sources also state that Carcere or Carcesi is not Cazorla but Cieza.[6]

Hesychius is the patron saint of Cazorla and of Jaen.[7] In Cazorla, Hesychius it is commemorated on May 15, and elsewhere in Spain on March 1. There is a statue of Hesychius in the cathedral of Guadix.

References

  1. ^ Romería de San Isicio en Cazorla
  2. ^ Fiestas de San Isicio – Patrón de Cazorla
  3. ^ a b c Odden, Per Einar. "Den hellige Hesychius av Carcere", Den katolske kirke
  4. ^ Variants include Isichius, Isicius, Iscius, Hesicius, Hisicius, Esicius and Esitius.
  5. ^ Ward, Mary Augusta. "Hesychius (1)", A Dictionary of Christian Biography, (William Smith, Henry Wace, eds.), J. Murray, 1882
  6. ^ Lecciones de la cátedra de Teología (archimadrid.es): Los orígenes históricos del cristianismo. Lección XVII: La difusión del cristianismo fuera de Palestina"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-09-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link). Cita como fuente a García Villoslada, Historia Eclesiástica de España, pg. 168
  7. ^ Schäfer, Joachim. "Hesychius von Carteia", Ökumenischen Heiligenlexikon
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