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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Tychon, bishop of Amathous (Cyprus)

Saint ID

S02648

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Bishops
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E07040The Greek Life of *Tychon (bishop of Amathous, ob. 4th c., S02648), ascribed to John the Almsgiver (ob. 616/620), is a homily recounting the life and posthumous miracles of its hero. His feast on 16 June is marked by a miraculous premature ripening of grapes harvested near his tomb and shrine in Amathous (Cyprus), which are blessed and consumed together with the Eucharist on the saint’s day. The saint effects healing miracles. Written in Cyprus in the 6th or 7th c.