Irene of Rome († around 288)

Georges de la Tour : St. Irene cares for the wounded St. Sebastian

According to the tradition of the Catholic Church , Irene of Rome († around 288) was the widow of St. Castulus , who had suffered martyrdom. She is venerated as a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches . Her feast day is January 22nd.

According to tradition, Irene found St. Sebastian , wounded by arrows by his pursuers , who had been hung to die from a tree, and nursed him well. Sebastian later suffered martyrdom in a different way.

In Christian iconography , St. Irene is depicted with the attributes of an olive branch and a bottle of ointment, caring for St. Sebastian. She is considered the patron saint of the sick.

literature

Klaus-Gunther Wesseling : Irene von Rom, widow († 288). In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 1330-1331. ( Article / beginning of article in Internet archive )
Erhard Gorys: Irene, widow from Rome . In: Lexicon of Saints . dtv, Munich 1999, ISBN 3-423-32507-0 , p. 140-141 .
Irene, S. (2) . 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, pp. 52-53 .

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME	Irene of Rome
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Saint, widow of Saint Castulus
DATE OF BIRTH	3rd century
DATE OF DEATH	at 288