Talk:Saint Irene

Latest comment: 4 years ago by Fayenatic london in topic Irene of Macedonia ≠ Thessaloniki

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The hand at the Monestary of St. Irene in Astoria, NY is the hand of St. Irene Chrysovalantou, not the St. Irene discussed for the majority of this article. Changed the information to reflect that along with adding a link to the OrthodoxWiki article that discuses St. Irene Chrysovalantou. 01 August 2007. Nikebball87 03:20, 2 August 2007 (UTC)Reply

Added short list of other saints named Irene. 63.148.235.6 20:42, 30 January 2006 (UTC)Reply

Deleted this content to make it a true dab page

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There are several other saints named Irene.

  • Martyr Irene has a feast day celebrated on April 3.
  • New Martyr Irene of Lesbos has a feast day celebrated on April 9. The New Martyrs of Lesbos, Sts. Raphael, Nicholas and Irene were martyred by the Turks on Bright Tuesday (April 9, 1463).
  • Martyr Irene of Corinth and companions have a feast day celebrated on April 16. The Holy Martyr Leonidas and the Holy Martyrs Charissa, Nike, Galina, Kalisa (Kalida), Nunekhia, Basilissa, and Theodora suffered at Corinth in the year 258.
  • Greatmartyr Irene of Thessalonica has a feast day celebrated on May 5. The holy Great Martyr Irene was born in the city of Magedon in Persia during the fourth century. She was the daughter of the pagan king Licinius.
  • St Irene with her husband St George and children of Constantinople have a feast day celebrated on May 13.
  • Martyr Irene of Egypt has a feast day celebrated on June 5. The women martyrs Irene and Selenia were natives of Egypt and suffered during the reign of Maximian (305-311) along with Sts. Marcian, Nicander, Hyperechius, Apollonius, Leonidas, Arius, Gorgias, and Pambo.
  • St. Irene Chrysovolantou has a feast day celebrated on July 28. Saint Irene was the daughter of a wealthy family from Cappadocia, and was born in the ninth century. She gave her wealth to the poor and became a nun. The purported hand of St. Irene Chrysovalantou is currently preserved at The Sacred Patriarchal and Stavropegial Monastery of St. Irene Chrysovalantou Link in Astoria, Queens, New York City.
  • Martyr Irene of Egypt has a feast day celebrated on September 18. Saint Irene endured martyrdom with Sts. Sophia and Castor in Alexandria.

I didn't want to lose this content in case anyone wants to start stubs for some of these people. SlackerMom (talk) 16:58, 7 July 2008 (UTC)Reply

Irene of Macedonia ≠ Thessaloniki

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I have added more sources about Irene of Macedonia in the anthroponymy page Irina.

Please see Commons:Categories for discussion/2019/12/Category:Saint Irene of Thessaloniki (Great Martyr) since two persons appear to be conflated in Commons categories. – Fayenatic London 22:32, 8 December 2019 (UTC)Reply