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

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11-903: Hesychius (Ancient Greek: Ἡσύχιος , romanized:  Hēsúkhios , lit.   'the quiet one') may refer to: Hesychius of Cazorla (first century), Spanish Christian missionary, bishop, martyr and saint Hesychius of Antioch (fourth century), Antioch saint Hesychius of Sinai (fourth century), Byzantine hieromonk and author Hesychius of Alexandria (probably fifth century), Alexandrian lexicographer Hesychius of Jerusalem (probably fifth century), Jerusalem Christian presbyter and exegete Hesychius I (bishop of Vienne) (fifth century), French bishop and saint Hesychius II (bishop of Vienne) (sixth century), French bishop and saint Hesychius I (bishop of Grenoble) (sixth century), French bishop Hesychius of Miletus (sixth century), Greek chronicler and biographer Topics referred to by

22-412: A mountain fortress. At the dig site of Medina Siyâsa, many decorative architectural elements have been found, such as engraved arches and porticos , and polychromed ceramics , glass , metals , etc. All these discoveries are kept in the museum of Siyâsa. The Ermita ("hermitage") de la Virgen del Buen Suceso is located in the area known as Collado de la Atalaya. The Plaza de España is located in

33-622: Is a town and municipality in Spain , in the autonomous community of Murcia . It is the capital of the Vega Alta comarca , an old form of provincial subdivision). Its current population consisted of 34,889 inhabitants in the year 2018. The Segura River passes by the town. Its economy is based on agriculture , mainly in the cultivation of peaches and olives , but industry is also important, since 4,000 people work in that sector. The public sector , transport and tourism are also very important in

44-571: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Hesychius of Cazorla 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. Besides Hesychius, this group includes Torquatus , Caecilius , Ctesiphon , Euphrasius , Indaletius , and Secundius ( Torcuato, Cecilio, Tesifonte, Eufrasio, Hesiquio y Segundo ). The legend probably dates from

55-505: Is said to have died "in peace", i.e. not as a martyr. 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

66-466: The 7th century. In reality, there is reason to assume that the seven must have lived in the 2nd century. 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

77-497: The heart of the city. The modern market was built in 1929 by Julio Carrilero . El Paseo ("The Walkway") contains pictorial work in glazed tile by José Lucas , who dedicated the different tiles to several men of letters . The main church is the eighteenth-century Basílica de la Asunción. Inside, there are sculptures and retablos by Rafael Ximeno y Planes , Ignacio Pinazo Martínez , José González Moreno , Francisco Romero Zafra , etc. The Iglesia de San Joaquín, dating from

88-526: The local economy. Populated since the Paleolithic Age , the area of Cieza is home to archaeological excavations in Almadenes, La Serreta, and Barranco de los Grajos. There are also Iberian remains (found at Bolvax ), as well as Roman , Visigothic , and Arabic deposits. The Arabs, who inhabited the area from the eleventh to thirteenth centuries, and who knew the area as Medina Siyâsa , left behind

99-515: 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 . Hesychius is the patron saint of Cazorla and of Jaen. In Madrid and elsewhere in Spain, Hesychius is commemorated on March 1. There is a statue of Hesychius in the cathedral of Guadix . Cieza, Murcia Cieza ( Spanish pronunciation: [ˈθje.θa] )

110-478: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Hesychius . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hesychius&oldid=1254014592 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text Short description

121-454: The seventeenth century, used to be a Franciscan monastery in the past. The church-monastery of the Order of Poor Ladies ( Clarisas ), from the eighteenth century is also an important monument. Other important sites include the main market, which was built in 1929, and "El Muro" (The Wall), built in the nineteenth century in the place where the medieval wall was located. A third of the territory

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