Irene of Tomar
Portuguese saint
Feast: 20 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Irene of Tomar (Portuguese: Santa Iria) (c.635 – c.653) was a Christian who was martyred for her faith in Visigothic Portugal. Her parents, wishing to protect her, sent her to a convent school and a private tutor. The only times she left her house was to attend Mass or pray at the sanctuary of Saint Peter. The legend of her life is possibly little more than that.
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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.
- Santi e Beati — Sant' Irene del Portogallo — Listed as "Sant' Irene del Portogallo", Sec. VI — Martire 20 ottobre
- Wikidata Q440084 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Irene of Tomar (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.