Saint
Irene
May 5th
Troparion (Tone 1)
Christ our God has called thee Irene, for
thou grantest peace to those who hasten to thy church with hymns.
Thou dost intercede for all before the Light-creating Trinity.
Together we celebrate thy memory as we magnify God Who has
glorified thee.
St. Irene was a Persian princess. She was baptized by St. Timothy. When she converted to Christianity her father sought to have her put to death, but instead was himself converted by her. She later suffered martyrdom by being beheaded. The Emperor Justinian built a magnificent church in Constantinople in her honor. The name "Irene" means peace in Greek.
This Icon is by the hand of Nicholas Papas. It is from St. Philip Antiochian Orthodox Church, Souderton, Pennsylvania.
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