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St. Irenaeus of Sirmium

Bishop and martyr at Sirmium, modern Mitrovica near Belgrade, former Yugoslavia. He was beheaded after being imprisoned by Probus, the local Roman governor. The Acts of his martyrdom are extant.

See also: Irenaeus (disambiguation)

Saint Irenaeus of Sirmium (died 304 AD) was an Illyrian bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia, which is now Sremska Mitrovica, Serbia. He was bishop during the reign of Diocletian. He refused to offer pagan sacrifices, even at the behest of his family. He was condemned by the governor of Pannonia, and then beheaded on 24 March 304.

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20070205223359/http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainti66.htm
See pages 78ff in "Victories of the Martyrs" by St. Alphonsus de Liguori

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