Irene of Portugal
Irene of Portugal (also Irenaea , Spanish and Portuguese Iria or Eyria ; † around 653 at Tomar ) is a saint of the Catholic Church .
Tradition has it that she lived near Tomar (Nabentia) in a virgin monastery and was murdered there on the Nabão (Nabanis) river on behalf of a rejected admirer. A chapel was dedicated to her in the 18th century in the small town of Santa Irene on the Way of St. James in the province of A Coruña in the autonomous community of Galicia . A basilica named after her was also built in the Portuguese town of Scalabis, today Santerém , where her body was thrown into the river unharmed. There she was considered a local martyr over time. She is represented with a palm tree , her feast day is October 20th. It is possible that their representation overlaps with that of Irene of Thessaloniki .
literature
- Cornelia Hoß: Irene of Portugal. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 1330.
- Irene, S. (13) . In: Johann E. Stadler , Franz Joseph Heim, Johann N. Ginal (eds.): Complete Lexicon of Saints ... , Volume 3 ([I] K – L), B. Schmid'sche Verlagbuchhandlung (A. Manz ), Augsburg 1869, p. 55 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Irene of Portugal |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Irenaea; Iria (Spanish, Portuguese); Eyria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Saints |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 7th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | at 653 |
| Place of death | at Thomar |