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Saint Irenaeus of Sirmium

6 April
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Bishop of Sirmium, Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia). Arrested and tortured in the persecutions of Diocletian, he refused to sacrifice to pagan gods. Ordered drowned for his faith, he objected that as a Christian he should be allowed to bravely face his tormentors and executioners; with God on his side he should be treated as courageous and honourable. Martyred. His Acta has survived to today.

beheaded in 304 at Sirmium, Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia)
body thrown into the river

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein
Short Lives of the Saints, by Eleanor Cecilia Donnelly

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

other sites in english
- uCatholic

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

fonti in italiano
- Martirologio Romano, 2005 edition
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Irenaeus of Sirmium“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 April 2021. Web. 30 May 2024. <>