Irenaeus of Sirmium

Hieromartyr Irenaeus, Bishop of Sirmium.

Saint Irenaeus was bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia. Arrested in the persecution of Diocletian, he refused to sacrifice despite the pleas of his family and was beheaded and cast into the river.

He is commemorated with the other Irenaeus on this day.

Feast day

On the New Calendar, Irenaeus of Sirmium is commemorated on August 23. Churches on the Old (Julian) Calendar keep the feast on September 5 of the civil calendar.

Also commemorated on August 23

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• Kallinikos Patriarch of Constantinople

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  Venerable, Νικόλαος ο Σικελιώτης

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  Saint, Τριάκοντα Οκτώ Μάρτυρες Θράκης

  Holy Thirty-Eight Martyrs who suffered in Thrace.