St. Irene of Thessalonica Print

Saint Irene of Thessalonica

Died: c.304

Feast Day: April 3,5 (Roman Catholic); May 5 (Eastern Orthodox)

Patronage: girls; peace; young martyrs; happy marriages; sisters; persecuted Christians

Choose from paper or canvas print.

Paper print: This fine art print is ready to frame. The 8x10" and 11x14" are printed on acid-free 80 lb. cardstock. The 16x20" and larger are printed on premium 11-mil, acid-free paper. The watermark will not appear on your print.

Canvas print: All canvas prints are unmounted and printed on unstretched canvas with a 2” white border.

For larger sizes please contact us.

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Saint Irene of Thessalonica, also known as Saint Irene the Great Martyr, was an early Christian virgin martyr and daughter of a pagan ruler. During the reign of Roman Emperor Diocletian, Irene and her sisters, Agape and Chionia, also virgins, were arrested for hiding Christian scriptures and refusing to offer sacrifices to Roman idols. Tradition holds that Irene survived numerous severe tortures, including being trampled by wild horses, placed in heated bronze ovens, and exposed in a house of prostitution unharmed, before her death. Agape and Chionia were burned alive on 304 AD, while Irene was executed a few days later by an arrow.