The authorship of this “prayer” is attributed to the Hieromartyr Cyprian, as eloquently indicated by the phrase “even as this holy prayer of the Hieromartyr Cyprian was written, it was approved and commemorated by the Holy Trinity.” The author claims nothing less than direct approval of his creation by the Holy Trinity. Unheard of boldness that could not have come from Saint Cyprian. And he could not call himself a holy martyr in prayer. Also, a clear indication that the Hieromartyr Cyprian has nothing to do with this “prayer” is the list of a large number of saints who lived after him. The hieromartyr suffered in 304 in Nicomedia and could not possibly have known about most of the saints listed in the “prayer.” Moreover, he could not have known about the text of the petition “God save...” from the litany at the all-night vigil, following the example of which the part of the “prayer” where the names of saints are listed was written.
The author’s complete illiteracy makes itself felt in this passage - there is complete confusion in the listing of the names of saints. So, an obvious mistake catches the eye: “the holy venerable myrrh-bearing women: Mary, Magdalene, Euphrosyne, Xenia, Evdokia, Anastasia.” The holy myrrh-bearing women are not included in the ranks of venerable women. There was never a myrrh-bearer named Magdalene; there was Mary Magdalene. Euphrosyne, Xenia, Evdokia, and Anastasia were never among the myrrh-bearers. The Venerables Anthony, Pachomius, Theodosius, Pimen the Great and Seraphim of Sarov are for some reason considered saints, as indicated by the prefix “like our fathers.” Along with Daniel the Stylite, a certain Sampson the Stylite is mentioned, but the Church does not know such a saint. Probably Simeon the Stylite should have taken his place. The martyrs Fevronia and Justina are counted among the holy great martyrs, which is also incorrect. Moreover, the latter is directly related to the holy martyr Cyprian, whom she converted from witchcraft and sorcery to Christ.
Justina suffered along with Cyprian, and accordingly, she could not have been called a martyr by him in prayer. When listing the saints, Metropolitan Kirill was included in the list of saints and metropolitans of Moscow. Metropolitan Kirill, although he was in the Moscow metropolitan see from 1568 to 1572, was not canonized.