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Irene Chrysovalantou
Christian ascetic saint
SaintByzantine EmpirePre-congregation
Feast: 28 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
820
Died
921
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Irene of Cappadocia (fl. 9th century), also known as Irene the Righteous of Chrysovalantou and Irene of Chrysovolantou, was a Byzantine hegumenia. Her feast day is celebrated on July 28 in the Eastern Orthodox liturgical calendar.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Sources
- Wikidata Q4203177 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Irene of Cappadocia (CC BY-SA)
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