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Confessor · 9th century

Saints George the Confessor and Irene with their Children

Also known as George of Constantinople · Irene of Constantinople · their children

A husband and wife of Constantinople who, with their children, refused to give up the veneration of the holy icons under the emperor Theophilus and shared together in exile and suffering for the faith.

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Notes

A lay family of confessors; distinct from the Great Martyr George.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Lives of the Saints