St. Irenaeus Pendant

Saint Irenaeus of Lyons medal/pendant, Collana di Sant'Ireneo di Lione " “Doctor unitatis”

Diameter 30mm(1.18 inches)

Material: Stainless Steel

Personalization: engrave up to 88 characters on the back of the medal, be it a prayer, name, date, quote.

Engraving of Saint Irenaeus of Lyons he is combining the old and new testaments in his hands. One page says old in latin and the other page says new in latin.

Feast day: June 28

St. Iraneo was a Disciple of Saint Polycarp of Smyrna. Ordained in 177. Bishop of Lugdunum, Gaul (modern Lyons, France). Worked and wrote against Gnosticism, basing his arguments on the works of Saint John the Apostle, whose Gospel is often cited by Gnostics. Dispatched evangelists, including Saint Ferreolus of Besançon and Saint Ferrutio of Besançon. Considered the first great Western ecclesiastical writer and theologian, he emphasized the unity of the Old and New Testaments, and of Christ's simultaneous human and divine nature, and the value of tradition. A Father of the Church. Martyr

Patronage

• archdiocese of Mobile, Alabama