St. Ireneaus Bishop of Lyons

Much of the information about Irenaeus is supposed to be fact or is believed to be probable and in some cases is accepted because it was possible. This is so because there are such small amounts of information about Ireneaus that are known to be factual. This leaves the rest of his life and actions to be "guessed at". Which leaves me to conclude that the next pages you are about to read may or …

…hand insist on practicing the feast on June the twenty eighth. Even though there is so little information about Ireneaus to the point that his birth and death dates are not for certain, and almost every aspect about him is debatable. I think it would still be safe to say that the Lord had his hand of protection on Ireneaus, and that he was a very important person in the early church and church history.