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Irene of Lecce
pre-congregation saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 5 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
1
Died
100
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Irene (Erina) in Catholicism known as Irene of Lecce and in Orthodox Christianity as Irene of Macedonia (Αγία Ειρήνη η Μεγαλομάρτυς) was a pre-congregation saint, Great Martyr, said to have lived sometime during the 1st or 2nd century.
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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.
Sources
- Santi e Beati — Sant'Irene (Erina) da Lecce, vergine e martire, festa 5 maggio — Patron of Lecce until 1656 and still patron of the city and diocese of Altamura, principal patron of Erchie and co-patron of Naples since 1719, with a silver bust in the Treasury of San Gennaro. The Theatines built the C
- Wikidata Q3801920 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Irene (Great Martyr) (CC BY-SA)
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.