Name
Irenaeus, bishop and martyr of Lyon
Saint ID
S02832
Number in BH
BHL 4457-4463
Reported Death Not Before
193
Reported Death Not After
210
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Bishops
| ID | Title | E00367 | Gregory of Tours writes the Glory of the Martyrs (Liber in Gloria Martyrum), in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. Overview entry. | E00570 | Gregory of Tours, in his Glory of the Martyrs (49), mentions the martyrdom of Photinus/Potheinos, bishop and one of the *Martyrs of Lyon (S00316), and tells of the martyrdom of his successor *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832), who is buried in the church of *John (probably the Baptist, S00020, possibly the Evangelist and Apostle, S00042) in Lyon (south-east Gaul), next to *Epipodius and Alexander (martyrs of Lyon, S00318); dust gathered from their graves can cure the sick. Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 580/594. | E03405 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on 21 October *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832). | E03974 | The Church Calendar of Ioane Zosime, compiled in Georgian in the 10th c., based however on 5th-7th c. prototypes from Palestine, commemorates on 30 December *Eugenia (martyr at Rome under Valerian, S00401), *Cornelius (probably the Centurion, New Testament saint, S00301), *Markellos (abbot in Constantinople, 5th c., S01670), *Anysia (martyr of Thessalonike under Maximian, S01671), *Ananias (New Testament saint, S01629) and *Irenaeus (probably the bishop and martyr of Lyon, Gaul, S02832). | E04865 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 28 June. | E06306 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Felix, Fortunatus, and Achilleus (martyrs of Valence, S02308) recounts how they were sent by *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832) to establish the Christian church in Valence (south-east Gaul), and how they were arrested, interrogated, tortured and eventually killed. Written in eastern Gaul, possibly in the early 6th c. | E06312 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Ferreolus and Ferrucio (martyrs of Besançon, S00348) recounts how they were sent by *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832) to establish the Christian church in Besançon (eastern Gaul), and how they were arrested, interrogated, tortured and eventually killed. Written in eastern Gaul, possibly in the early 6th c. | E07646 | Latin epitaph on a marble plaque for a boy who served in the martyrium of an *unnamed martyr or martyrs(S00060), probably *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832), and *Epipodius and Alexander (martyrs of Lyon, S00318). Found near the church of Saint Irenaeus in Lyon (south-east Gaul). Date: 546-606. | E07728 | Gregory of Tours, in his Histories (1.28-29), describes the martyrdom of the *Martyrs of Lyon (E00316), and of Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832). Written in Latin in Tours (north-west Gaul), 575/594. | E08520 | Gregory the Great in a papal letter (Register 11.40) of 601, to Aetherius, bishop of Lyon, states that he has searched for the 'Acts' (gesta) and writings of *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832) in the papal archives but has not been able to find anything. Written in Latin in Rome. | E08522 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Irenaeus (bishop and martyr of Lyon, S02832) recounts how he was sent to Lyon by *Polycarp (bishop and martyr of Smyrna, S00004), was very successful in spreading Christianity, and was eventually martyred by the emperor Severus. Written in eastern Gaul, possibly in the early 6th c. | E08523 | The Latin Martyrdom of *Andochius, Thyrsus and Felix (martyrs of Saulieu, S02094) recounts how *Polycarp (bishop and martyr of Smyrna, S00004) sent Andochius and Thyrsus to Gaul; arriving at Marseille, they proceeded to Autun and to Saulieu (both in eastern Gaul), where Felix, a merchant, offered them hospitality; on the arrival of the emperor Aurelian, all three were arrested, tortured and martyred. Written in eastern Gaul, possibly in the early 6th c. |
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