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Saint Irene ("Holy Peace") was the sister of Saint Agape ("Holy Love") and Saint Chionia ("Snow-White"), three young girls of Thessalonica. Her Acts say that she was caught in possession of the Scriptures despite a prohibition issued by Emperor Diocletian in 303 A.D.. Following the martyrdom of her sisters, Irene was also commanded to deny the Christian faith: like them, she refused. The White Tower The Arch of Galerius Map showing the Thessaloníki prefecture Thessaloníki (Θεσσαλονίκη) is the second-largest city of Greece and is the principal city and the capital of the Greek region of Macedonia. ...
Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletianus ( 245– 312), born Diocles (Greek Διοκλής) and known in English as Diocletian,[1] was Roman Emperor from November 20, 284 to May 1, 305. ...
Events Diocletian launched the last major persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire; Hierocles was said to have been the instigator of the fierce persecution of the Christians under February 24 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Empire. ...
The provincial governor, Dulcitius, sent her to a bordello, but when she remained unmolested though exposed naked and chained, she was put to death, some accounts say by being burned to death like her sisters, others saying that she died with an arrow piercing her throat.
Irene is venerated more in the Eastern Orthodox Church than in Roman Catholicism, where she has not made the canon and doesn't rate an entry in the Catholic Encyclopedia. The Eastern Orthodox Church is a Christian body that views itself as the historical continuation of the original Christian community established by Jesus and the Twelve Apostles, preserving the traditions of the early church unchanged, accepting the canonicity of the first seven ecumenical councils held between the 4th and the...
The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic Church (see terminology below) is the Christian Church in full communion with the Bishop of Rome, currently Pope Benedict XVI. It traces its origins to the original Christian community founded by Jesus Christ and led by the Twelve Apostles, in particular Saint Peter. ...
The purported hand of St Irene is currently preserved at St. Irene Chrysovalantou Greek Orthodox Church in Astoria, Queens, New York City.
Irene is the namesake of the Greek island of Santorini. Satellite image of Santorini. ...
Other saints
Other saints named Irene and their feast days, according to www.oca.org: - Martyr Irene April 3
- New Martyr Irene of Lesbos April 9
The New Martyrs of Lesbos, Sts Raphael, Nicholas and Irene were martyred by the Turks on Bright Tuesday (April 9, 1463) - Virginmartyr Irene in Thessalonica April 16
The Holy Martyrs Agape, Irene, and Chione were sisters who lived at the end of the third century to the beginning of the fourth century. - Martyr Irene of Corinth and companions 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 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 May 13
- Martyr Irene of Egypt 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 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. - Martyr Irene of Egypt September 18
Saint Irene endured martyrdom with Sts Sophia and Castor in Alexandria. | 
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