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|name= Irene of Rome |
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|death_date=288 AD |
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|feast_day= April 3 |
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|venerated_in= [[Roman Catholic Church]] |
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|image= Terbrugghen Sebastian.jpg |
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|caption= ''[[Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene (Hendrick ter Brugghen)|Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene]]''. Hendrick Ter Brugghen |
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|attributes= tending to [[Saint Sebastian]] |
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'''Saint Irene of Rome''' (died 288 AD) was a Christian woman in the [[Roman Empire]] during the reign of [[Diocletian]]. She was the wife of [[Castulus|Saint Castulus]]. According to Christian legend, she attended to [[Saint Sebastian]] after he was wounded by [[Mauretania]]n archers. |
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== Biography == |
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Irene was the wife of [[Castulus|Saint Castulus]] who, according to tradition, was in the service of the Roman emperor. She was later widowed when Castulus was martyred for practicing Christianity and converting others to the religion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://faith.nd.edu/s/1210/faith/interior.aspx?sid=1210&gid=609&pgid=13956&cid=28931&ecid=28931&crid=0|title=Sts. Castullus and Irene|website=faith.nd.edu}}</ref> After the death of her husband, Irene continued to be active in the Christian community in Rome. According to [[hagiography]], when [[Saint Sebastian]] was shot with arrows for practicing Christianity, Irene tended his wounds.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/13668a.htm|title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Sebastian|website=www.newadvent.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.catholicnewsagency.com/saint/st-irene-729|title=St. Irene|website=Catholic News Agency}}</ref> |
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[[Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene]] was the subject of many paintings by [[Benedetto Luti]] and others. |
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==Gallery== |
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<gallery> |
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File:San Sebastián y Santa Irene (Lluís Bonifàs, MRABASF E-33) 01.jpg |[[Baroque sculpture|Baroque]] relief of Saint Irene curing Saint Sebastian's injuries. |
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File:Irene of Rome and Saint Sebastian.jpg|Irene of Rome and Saint Sebastian |
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File:Bigot, Trophime - Der Hl. Sebastian wird von Irene geheilt.jpg|Trophime Bigot |
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File:Baburen St Sebastian Attended by St Irene and Her Maid 1615.jpg|Dirck van Baburen, 1615 |
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File:Saint Sebastiano by Marco Antonio Bassetti.jpg|Marcantonio Bassetti -c.1620 |
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File:'Saint Sebastian Tended by Irene', attributed to Georges de La Tour, early 1630s, oil on canvas, Kimbell Art Museum.jpg|attributed to Georges de La Tour, early 1630s |
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File:Georges de La Tour 004.jpg|Georges de La Tour 1650 |
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File:St Sebastian PNG.png|Felice Ficherelli -1650 |
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File:Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene by Vicente López Y Portaña.JPG|Vicente López y Portaña 1795-1800 |
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</gallery> |
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== References == |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Further reading== |
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* Conisbee, Philip. “An Introduction to the Life and Art of Georges de La Tour,” in Philip Conisbee (ed.), ''Georges de La Tour and His World'', exhibition catalogue Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art; Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum 1996, pp.13-147. |
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* Judovitz, Dalia. ''Georges de La Tour and the Enigma of the Visible'', New York, Fordham University Press, 2018. {{ISBN|0-82327-744-5}}; {{ISBN|9780823277445}}. Pp. 11, 94-103, plate 24, 25. |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Irene Of Rome}} |
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[[Category:288 deaths]] |
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[[Category:3rd-century Christian martyrs]] |
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[[Category:Late Ancient Christian female saints]] |
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[[Category:Italian Roman Catholic saints]] |
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[[Category:Saints from Roman Italy]] |
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[[Category:Saint Sebastian in art]] |
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[[Category:Year of birth unknown]] |
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Latest revision as of 01:53, 7 July 2024
Irene of Rome | |
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 Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene. Hendrick Ter Brugghen | |
| Died | 288 AD Rome |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | April 3 |
| Attributes | tending to Saint Sebastian |
Saint Irene of Rome (died 288 AD) was a Christian woman in the Roman Empire during the reign of Diocletian. She was the wife of Saint Castulus. According to Christian legend, she attended to Saint Sebastian after he was wounded by Mauretanian archers.
Biography
[edit]Irene was the wife of Saint Castulus who, according to tradition, was in the service of the Roman emperor. She was later widowed when Castulus was martyred for practicing Christianity and converting others to the religion.[1] After the death of her husband, Irene continued to be active in the Christian community in Rome. According to hagiography, when Saint Sebastian was shot with arrows for practicing Christianity, Irene tended his wounds.[2][3]
Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene was the subject of many paintings by Benedetto Luti and others.
Gallery
[edit]-
Baroque relief of Saint Irene curing Saint Sebastian's injuries. -
Irene of Rome and Saint Sebastian -
Trophime Bigot -
Dirck van Baburen, 1615 -
Marcantonio Bassetti -c.1620 -
attributed to Georges de La Tour, early 1630s -
Georges de La Tour 1650 -
Felice Ficherelli -1650 -
Vicente López y Portaña 1795-1800
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References
[edit]- ^ "Sts. Castullus and Irene". faith.nd.edu.
- ^ "CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Sebastian". www.newadvent.org.
- ^ "St. Irene". Catholic News Agency.
Further reading
[edit]- Conisbee, Philip. “An Introduction to the Life and Art of Georges de La Tour,” in Philip Conisbee (ed.), Georges de La Tour and His World, exhibition catalogue Washington, DC, National Gallery of Art; Fort Worth, Kimbell Art Museum 1996, pp.13-147.
- Judovitz, Dalia. Georges de La Tour and the Enigma of the Visible, New York, Fordham University Press, 2018. ISBN 0-82327-744-5; ISBN 9780823277445. Pp. 11, 94-103, plate 24, 25.