Irenaeus
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| Saint Irenaeus | |
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| Bishop and Martyr | |
| Born | 130 AD130 AD 3890 H 4133 AM, Smyrna, Asia Minor |
| Died | 202 AD202 AD 3962 H 4205 AM, Lugdunum, Gaul |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Eastern Orthodoxy Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Feast | June 28 (Roman Catholicism) August 23 (Eastern Orthodoxy) |
Saint Irenaeus (Greek: Ειρηναίος), (130 AD130 AD
3890 H
4133 AM–202 AD202 AD
3962 H
4205 AM) was a bishop of Lugdunum in Gaul, which is now Lyon, France and a Christian apologist whose writings were influential in the early development of Christian theology. He was also a disciple of Polycarp, who himself was a disciple of John the Evangelist. He is recognized as a saint by both the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church, both of whom also consider him a Father of the Church.
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