Irene - ܐܝܪܝܢܝܐ

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Irene was a high born girl born to pagans who converted to Christianity, refused to marry, and worked as a miracle-worker in the cities of Megedo, Kallinikos, Tella, and Nisibis. She was martyred. 1

Names

  • ܐܝܪܝܢܝܐ1
  • Irene
  • Irène1
  • Irīnyā
  • St Irene2
  • ʾĪrīnyā1

Sex

female1

Attestation

Notes

Irene was a high born girl born to pagans who converted to Christianity, refused to marry, and worked as a miracle-worker in the cities of Megedo, Kallinikos, Tella, and Nisibis. She was martyred. 1
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  • 1 Ugo Zanetti and Claude Detienne, Bibliotheca Hagiographica Syriaca, entry: 941.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.
  • 2 Sergey Minov (ed.), A Comprehensive Bibliography on Syriac Christianity (The Center for the Study of Christianity, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, 2013), entry: St Irene.Link to Syriaca.org web application Bibliographic Record.

How to Cite This Entry

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Irene — ܐܝܪܝܢܝܐ ” last modified August 17, 2016, http://syriaca.org/person/1787.

Bibliography:

Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al., “Irene — ܐܝܪܝܢܝܐ .”, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent and David A. Michelson. Vol. 1 of Gateway to the Syriac Saints, edited by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent et al.. Syriaca.org: The Syriac Reference Portal, 2016. Entry published August 17, 2016. http://syriaca.org/person/1787.

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Entry Title: Irene — ܐܝܪܝܢܝܐ

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  • Editing, proofreading, data entry and revision by Jeanne-Nicole Mellon Saint-Laurent
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  • Entries adapted from the work of Jean Maurice Fiey
  • Entries adapted from the work of Ugo Zanetti
  • Entries adapted from the work of Claude Detienne

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