Irenaeus: (died 202 A.D.); from Smyrna; disciple of Polycarp; for 25 years the bishop of Lyons; wrote against the Gnostics, esp Adversus haereses; first to provide a coherent rationale for a Christian Bible including both Testaments, and the first to offer a comprehensive account of belief in God’s universal providential and redemptive economy. Learn more
also on June 28:
- Plutarch,
- Potamiaena and Companions, martyrs;
- Paul I, pope;
- Heimrad;
- Sergius and Germanus of Valaam, abbots;
- John Southworth, priest and martyr
Plutarch, d. ca. 202 A.D., was arrested for his faith during the persecution of Christians under Emperor Septimus Severus. He was executed together with others who attended Origen's catechetical school in Alexandria, Egypt.
Potamiaena was the daughter of Marcella who both attended Origen's catechetical school in Alexandria. Potamiaena was put to death in boiling pitch.
Paul I, d. 767 A.D., rebuilt churches and monasteries in Rome, opposed the iconaclasm of Emperor Constantine Copronymus, and died at St. Paul's Outside the Walls in Rome on June 28.
Heimrad experienced a lot of trouble in his life until eventually settled down to an austere life in a forest near what is now Wolfhagen, Hesse-Nassau, and died there. Many miracles were recorded at his tomb, which attracted great numbers of pilgrims.
Sergius and Germanus founded a Russian monastery on Valaam (Valamo) Island in Lake Ladoga in southeastern Finland, where they evangelized the pagan Karelians around the lake.
John Southworth, 1592-1654 A.D., was a Catholic priest who was hanged, drawn, and quartered for his priesthood at Tyburn on June 28.
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