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Irena
4th-century Roman saint
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Feast: 21 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
349
Died
379
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Irene of Rome is venerated in the Catholic and Orthodox Churches as a virgin and saint. Her memorial day is 21 February. She is said to have been the sister of Pope Damasus I.
Summary translated from the German Wikipedia article Irene von Rom († um 379) (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Connected on this site
- Damasus I Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Irene of Rome — The Roman virgin (d. c.379), said to be the sister of Pope St Damasus I; feast 21 February matches.
- Wikidata Q1672593 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.