SAINT IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU, FULL BODY 6888

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SAINT IRENE CHRYSOVALANTOU, FULL BODY 6888 St. Irene was born in the mid-ninth century in Cappadocia. St. Irene entered the convent in Chrysovalantou, where she soon became abbess and counselled many souls, healed demonic possession, prophetically predicted future events, and performed ascetical feats and miracles. In this icon, St. Irene is depicted standing before a bowed cyprus tree where she often prayed, and holding three apples that St. John the Beloved had given to her from Paradise. St. Irene went to live forever with her Lord at the age of 102.

Feast Day: 28th July