Irene | Byzantine empress [752-803] | Britannica.com
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Irene, (born c. 752, Athens—died Aug. 9, 803, Lesbos) Byzantine ruler and saint of the Greek Orthodox Church who was instrumental in restoring the use of ...
Irene of Athens - Byzantine Empress Irene of Athens - Medieval History
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The first woman to rule the Byzantine Empire in her own name, Irene of Athens, was a ... Died: Aug. 9, 803 ... Empress Irene was a strong proponent of the use of Icons in the Christian church, a practice that had been prohibited for 60 years.
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Aug. 8 - Eastern Orthodox Church calendar - Aug. 10. All fixed commemorations below are ... Repose of Irene of Athens, Byzantine empress regnant and a strong iconodule (803); Synaxis of the Saints of