Страдание святой мученицы Ирины

The Holy Martyr Irina suffered during the feast of St. Easter in Greece 2580. She lived in the same cave with many other Christians, and they all spent their time in constant prayer. The wicked servants of the idols reported them to the ruler, and Saint Irene, at his command, was captured, brought in chains and imprisoned. Then appearing before the governor, during interrogation she boldly confessed Jesus as the true God, Creator and Savior of all things, Redeemer of people and destroyer of idols. For this she was beaten and again imprisoned. After this, the ruler began to analyze the cases received from the city residents, and then, freed from them, he ordered the saint to be taken out of prison again. When she was brought to him, he began to force her to renounce Christ, but she did not want to hear about it. Then, at the order of her tormentor, she was given over to cruel torture: they cut out her tongue, knocked out her teeth and, finally, cut off her head with a sword. According to the Prologue, the holy martyr suffered in the city of Corinth, and according to Chetya-Minea in Macedonia. Her martyrdom dates back to either 205 (at the time of the persecution of Decius), or to 304, at the time of the persecution of Diocletian. You might be interested in: