Saint Hesychius ( es, San Isicio, San Hesiquio, San Exiquio; french: Saint Hisque) is venerated as the
patron saint
A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, clan, family, or perso ...
of
Cazorla
Cazorla is a municipality of Spain located in the province of Jaén, Andalusia. According to the 2006 census (INE), it had a population of 8,173 inhabitants.
Description
Cazorla lies at an elevation of 836 metres on the western slope of the Si ...
,
Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
.
He is one of the group of
Seven Apostolic Men
According to Christian tradition, the Seven Apostolic Men (''siete varones apostólicos'') were seven Christian clerics ordained in Rome by Saints Peter and Paul and sent to evangelize Spain. This group includes Torquatus, Caecilius, Ctesiphon, ...
(''siete varones apostólicos''), seven Christian clerics ordained in
Rome
, established_title = Founded
, established_date = 753 BC
, founder = King Romulus (legendary)
, image_map = Map of comune of Rome (metropolitan city of Capital Rome, region Lazio, Italy).svg
, map_caption ...
by SS
Peter
Peter may refer to:
People
* List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name
* Peter (given name)
** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church
* Peter (surname), a sur ...
and
Paul
Paul may refer to:
*Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name)
*Paul (surname), a list of people
People
Christianity
*Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chris ...
, and sent to evangelize Spain. Besides Hesychius, this group includes
Torquatus
Torquatus, masculine (''torquata'', feminine; ''torquatum'', neuter), is a Latin word meaning "adorned with a neck chain or collar" and may refer to:
People
*Lucius Manlius Torquatus
* Titus Manlius Torquatus (235 BC)
* Silanus
** Marcus Jun ...
,
Caecilius,
Ctesiphon
Ctesiphon ( ; Middle Persian: 𐭲𐭩𐭮𐭯𐭥𐭭 ''tyspwn'' or ''tysfwn''; fa, تیسفون; grc-gre, Κτησιφῶν, ; syr, ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢThomas A. Carlson et al., “Ctesiphon — ܩܛܝܣܦܘܢ ” in The Syriac Gazetteer last modi ...
,
Euphrasius,
Indaletius
Saint Indaletius ( es, San Indalecio) is venerated as the patron saint of Almería, Spain. Tradition makes him a Christian missionary of the 1st century, during the Apostolic Age. He evangelized the town of Urci (today Pechina), near the pres ...
, and
Secundius (''Torcuato, Cecilio, Tesifonte, Eufrasio, Hesiquio y Segundo'').
Tradition makes him a
Christian
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missionary of the 1st century, during the
Apostolic Age
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. He evangelized the town of ''Carcere'', ''Carteia'', or ''Carcesi'', identified as Cazorla, became its first bishop, and was martyred there by
stoning
Stoning, or lapidation, is a method of capital punishment where a group throws stones at a person until the subject dies from blunt trauma. It has been attested as a form of punishment for grave misdeeds since ancient times.
The Torah and Ta ...
at La Pedriza.
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.
[Lecciones de la cátedra de Teología (archimadrid.es): ''Los orígenes históricos del cristianismo. Lección XVII: La difusión del cristianismo fuera de Palestina''. Cita como fuente a García Villoslada, ''Historia Eclesiástica de España'', pg. 168]
References
External links
Patron Saints: Indaletius
{{DEFAULTSORT:Hesychius Of Cazorla
Saints from Hispania
1st-century Christian martyrs