A baptismal name for a boy
Irenaeus
9 saints bore this name
Other days it is celebrated
Saints named Irenaeus
Hieromartyr Irenaeus of LyonsAugust 23Greek bishop of Lyons in the second century, disciple of Polycarp and author of Against Heresies.
Hieromartyr Irenaeus of SirmiumMarch 30Bishop of Sirmium in Pannonia (modern Sremska Mitrovica), who died a martyr in 304.- Venerable IrenaeusDecember 31A venerable father, commemorated in the Orthodox calendar; little is known of his life.
- Martyr IrenaeusAugust 22
- Martyr IrenaeusMay 5A martyr at Thessalonica, commemorated together with Peregrinus, venerated by the faithful without synodal canonization.
- Martyr IrenaeusJuly 3A martyr at Chiusi, killed around 275, remembered in the ancient martyrologies of the Church.
- Martyr Irenaeus of RomeAugust 13Martyr of Rome, who suffered for Christ.
Venerable Irenaeus of CeaucéAugust 9Monk of Ceaucé, who reposed in the 6th century, venerated in the Western Church.- Hieromartyr Irenaeus of the PentapolisApril 7A hieromartyr honored in the Pentapolis, of whom little is known.
Questions
The name day of Irenaeus is August 23, the feast of Hieromartyr Irenaeus of Lyons. It is also kept on March 30, December 31, August 22, May 5, July 3, August 13, August 9, April 7.
The Sinaxarion archive holds 9 saints named Irenaeus, with their lives and icons.
Yes. Irenaeus is the name of a saint of the Orthodox Church, so the child will have Hieromartyr Irenaeus of Lyons as patron.