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St. Irenaeus of Sirmium, Mar. 24


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Irenaeus was the bishop of Sirmium, a short distance from Belgrade. In 304, he was taken before the governor of Pannonia and tortured for refusing to sacrifice to false gods. He was going to be drowned in the river, but he insisted that he would rather not be drowned. He was beheaded instead.
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  1. Meg Hunter-KilmerMarch 25, 2020 at 12:16 AM

    Ooh, did you know that Sirmium is in modern day Kosovo?

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  2. Melissa H-KMarch 25, 2020 at 5:40 AM

    He *insisted* that he would rather not be drowned and they went along with it? How considerate!

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    1. RosieMarch 31, 2020 at 6:10 AM

      I don't know why they granted his request. -John Paul

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