Irina: meaning and origin of the name, character, angel day

On October 1, Irina celebrates Angel Day / photo UNIAN
Today, October 1, Irina celebrates Angel Day. Today's name day was established in honor of the martyr Irene of Egypt. Irins are credited with confidence, sensitivity and friendliness. They are often optimistic and find a way out of difficult situations. This name is very popular in Ukraine.

All name days

Irina has a name day almost every month on the calendar. But you only need to celebrate the one closest to your date of birth.

January 12, January 16, February 25, March 7, April 29, May 18, May 26, August 10, August 17, August 22, September 30, October 1, November 2.

All these are the dates for celebrating the name day of Irina’s patrons.

For example,

April 29 is the day of remembrance of Saint Irene of Aquileia, who was orphaned as a child and was killed. Irina of Corinth preached Christianity and prayed all the time. When the government found out about this, she was subjected to terrible torture for a long time. May 18 is the day of memory of Irina the Great, born in the first century. She was a Christian, for which she was persecuted. She locked herself in a cave, which was filled with stones. Four days later, no body was found in this cave. October 1 is the day of memory of Irina of Egypt, who died for Christianity in terrible torture. 7 March is the day of memory of Irina Smirnova, who was arrested on charges of agitation against the USSR and was sentenced to death. It was on March 7 that she was shot. September 30 is the day of remembrance of Irina Frolova, a novice of the monastery, who was also convicted of anti-Soviet propaganda and died of tuberculosis in the camps.

Martyr Irene of Aquileia, commemoration date: April 29

She, along with her sisters Agapia and Chionia, lived at the end of the third century near the city of Aquileia in Italy. From an early age, the girls were left without parents. When they grew up, many suitors proposed marriage to them, but they rejected them because... in their hearts they had only love for God.

It was instilled in the sisters by priest Zinon. In a dream vision it was revealed to him that he would soon go to the Lord, and the holy virgins would be sent to torture. At the same time, Saint Anastasia the Pattern Maker received exactly the same revelation. After this, she went to the sisters and instructed them to endure all the torments. After some time, the priest Zinon died, and Agapia, Chionia and Irina were captured by the guards of Emperor Diocletian.

When the sisters were brought to him for trial, he invited them to forget their faith and renounce Christ. But the martyrs did not want to hear about it. Diocletian was going to Macedonia at that time and ordered that the holy virgins be taken with him so that their fate would be decided by the local ruler Dulcytius. Seeing the beauty of the sisters, he was inflamed with an unholy passion for them. He ordered them to be taken into custody and promised freedom if they fulfilled his wishes. But the martyrs refused. Then Dulcitius decided to secretly sneak into their dungeon at night, but before he could open the door, he was struck by an invisible force, after which he was deprived of his reason. On his way out, he accidentally walked into a bakery and got covered in soot. When he saw himself in the mirror, he decided that this was the result of the sisters' witchcraft.

Character of the birthday girl

As mentioned above, Irina is an obedient child. She grows up fearful and reasonable. She is very afraid of dogs and boys. As a child, the girl loves to attend various clubs. She loves water very much, so she can make an excellent swimmer.

Irina loves cleanliness. She is attentive and meticulous. Irina is a very good hostess. But, despite all the positive character traits, there are also negative ones, such as pride, pride, vanity, and coldness.

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Irina's Name Day or Angel's Day

Girls with this name are called that at baptism, because in the Orthodox calendar there are many holy martyrs, queens, and St. Irene. To determine which patron saint the baby has, you need to look at the church calendar and choose the heavenly patroness whose memorial day is closest to the girl’s date of birth.

For example:

• A baby born in December-January will receive the martyr Irina as her patron;
• The girl born in April is closest in date to the martyr Irene of Corinth;
• In May - Irina of Constantinople, etc.

A wonderful name for a delightful woman - this is how one famous writer spoke about the name Irina. And it is true!

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Meaning of the name

Translated from Greek, Irina means:

giving peace and tranquility; fertile; calm.

Despite such calm and peaceful meanings, the energy of this name is strong, bright and positive. Girls who bear this name have good character, complaisance and diligence. They are reliable, decent and moderately reserved. They study well at school and practically do not cause any problems for their parents.

Despite her attachment to her parents, Irina becomes independent early and, as a rule, begins to live separately from her family early. Girls with this name are often materialistic and purposeful. Thanks to the ability to realistically assess their capabilities, they always achieve their goals. There is practically not a single dream that Irina does not come true.

Interesting! Depending on what date the girl named Irina was born, the child’s character is formed. For example, girls born on the 1st will be leaders, on the 2nd - good managers and sellers, on the 3rd - they will be attracted more to spiritual life than material life, etc.

Calendar when, according to the church calendar, Irina’s name day

Saints with the name Irina are venerated 10 times.

• January 12 - Irina, martyr;
• January 16 - Irina, martyr;
• April 29 - Irina of Corinth, martyr, Irina of Aquileia, martyr;
• May 18 – Irene of Macedonia, great martyr;
• May 26 – Irina of Constantinople;
• August 10 – Irene of Cappodacia, reverend;
• August 17 - Irina, martyr;
• August 22 – Irina, queen;
• October 1 – Irene of Egypt, martyr;
• November 2 - Irina, martyr.

What to give Irina for her name day

On Angel's Day , as well as on a birthday, it is customary to congratulate the birthday girl. It is best to give on this day:

• an icon depicting the patroness Irina,
• spiritual book
• a beautiful candle
• calendar with Orthodox holidays.

Everyone should know that according to the rules of Orthodoxy, a birthday should be on the same day as the day of the Angel. Unfortunately, now this is quite rarely observed when children are given names, so name days are celebrated on the date closest to the birthday.

On this day you need to pray and turn to your patron saint. You can read the prayer from a prayer book or say words of gratitude in your own words.

Holy Great Martyr Irene

Memory 5/18 May

From the book “Synaxarion: Lives of the Saints of the Orthodox Church,” published by the Sretensky Monastery Publishing House.

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(MP3 file. Duration 4:29 min. Size 2.2 Mb) Read by Hieromonk Ignatius (Shestakov)
Saint Irene lived at the turn of the 3rd-4th centuries. She was the daughter of Licinius, king of the Magedonian region in Persia, and before her baptism she bore the name Penelope. The girl was unusually beautiful, so the king, wanting to protect her from the harmful influence of the outside world, locked six-year-old Penelope in a high, inaccessible tower. There she lived in unimaginable luxury and comfort. Thirteen maids served her. She was raised by a wise old man named Apelian.

Several years have passed. One day a girl saw a dove fly into the tower, holding an olive branch in its beak. The dove placed a branch on the golden table. Then an eagle flew in, holding a flower wreath in its talons, and laid it nearby. Finally, the disgusting black raven brought the snake. Penelope asked the teacher to explain the meaning of the signs. He revealed to her that she was being baptized, as evidenced by the olive branch, and that after many trials and tribulations she would win the royal crown of a martyr.

Soon after the vision, the Angel taught the girl the Christian faith and gave her the name Irina, which means “peace.” After baptism, Irina crushed her father's idols and courageously opposed his threats. In a rage, Licinius ordered to throw his daughter under the feet of wild horses. But one of the horses turned against the king and trampled him. Resurrected by the prayers of his daughter, Licinius converted to Christianity along with many of his subjects. He renounced the kingdom and retired to a tower, where he spent the rest of his life in tears of repentance.

His successor Zedekiah tried several times to return the princess to idolatry. But she stubbornly refused. Then he threw her into a ditch filled with snakes. By the will of God, Irina escaped this test as well as other tortures, and converted many pagans to the true faith.

Zedekiah's enemies overthrew him from the throne. To take revenge, his son Sapor went to war. But both he and his army were struck by blindness, and they had to stop. They met Irina outside the city, and the saint healed them all from bodily blindness. However, spiritual blindness remained, and Sapor and his entourage subjected her to new tortures: the young maiden was loaded with a sand bag, they pierced her legs with nails and forced her to walk almost five kilometers. As punishment for such an insult to the saint, the earth opened up before the army and swallowed up many infidels. Among those who survived, thirty thousand converted to Christianity. One king remained unshaken and for this he was punished by an Angel.

Being now free, Irina went around the city of Mageddon preaching the Good News and attracted many townspeople to Christ. She then went to the city of Kallinikos (in Northern Mesopotamia, on the banks of the Euphrates, also known as Raqqa), where she overcame all the tortures to which she was subjected. She converted the entire population to faith, including the prefect, whom the king instructed to torture her.

Glory to St. Irene reached the Persian king Sapor. He summoned her and beheaded her. But the Angel brought Irina back to life so that she could complete her mission. She went to the city of Mesemvria, holding an olive branch in her hand as a sign of the victory of faith over the power of death. Having baptized the king of that land, St. Irina returned to her homeland, then moved to Ephesus, where, in support of her preaching, she performed miracles worthy of the apostles.

Having completed her missionary work, the saint, accompanied by teacher Apelian and six disciples, headed to the dug grave. Having entered there, she ordered the gravestone to be closed and to return for it only after four days. Two days later, Apelian came there and found a fallen slab and an empty grave[1].

Compiled by Hieromonk Macarius of Simonopetra, adapted Russian translation by Sretensky Monastery Publishing House

Patron Saints of Irene

Famous saints named Irina:

• Irina Korinthskaya. Venerated on April 29. Of her own free will, she lived in ascetic conditions in a cave with other Christians, where she spent her days in prayer. Later she was captured by the pagans, who brutally tortured her and killed her with a sword on the day of Holy Easter.
• Irina Makedonskaya. Venerated on May 18th. She was the first from a pagan family to convert to Christianity, then she persuaded her father to also be baptized. By order of the ruler of the city, a pagan, Irina was tortured many times, but this did not bring her the slightest harm, after which she was released. Before her death, she asked to be locked in a cave. When the cave was opened a few days later, Irina was not found there.
• Irina Kappodakiyskaya. Venerated on August 10th. She voluntarily took monastic vows, distributing all her property to the poor, later became abbess, and died at a ripe old age after 920. During her life, she had visions that she conveyed to people, thereby saving their lives, but not everyone believed her
• Irina Egyptian. Honored on October 1st. In the third century in Egypt, without hiding, she professed the Christian faith. She was captured by the pagans and brutally tortured, after which she was beheaded with a sword.

What date is Angel Irina Day?

March 7 is the day of the holy martyr Irina Alekseevna Smirnova, who was born on April 16, 1891 in the village of Rameshki, Volokolamsk district (Moscow province). She was an elder and a member of the church council in the village of Cherlenkovo ​​(Volokolamsk district, Moscow region). On February 16, 1938, she was arrested on charges of agitation against Soviet power. On March 7 of the same year she was shot.

April 29 is the day of remembrance of Saint Irene of Aquileia, who, together with her sisters Chionia and Agapia, lived near the city of Aquileia (Northern Italy). In 304, when Christians were subjected to terrible persecution by Emperor Diocletian, the sisters were captured. Irina was pierced through with arrows, and Chionia and Agapia were burned alive at the stake.

Irina Day: who is Irina of Egypt

Irene of Egypt was a Christian martyr whose name was Penelope before her baptism. She was originally a pagan. The girl grew up unusually beautiful. To protect her from the evil eye, her father locked her in a high tower, where one day a dove, an eagle and a raven flew into their beaks with different gifts: an olive branch, a flower wreath and a snake. Penelope's teacher Apelian revealed the encrypted meaning of the message: the girl will be baptized, undergo many trials and win the royal crown of a martyr.

When Penelope was 12 years old, her father Licinius wanted to marry her off. However, the girl decided to refuse her chosen one, and instead be baptized with the name Irina. The father got angry and wanted to punish his daughter by throwing her under the hooves of wild horses, but they did not touch her. One horse rushed at his father and trampled him. His daughter’s prayers resurrected him, he believed in God and renounced the kingdom, spending the rest of his days in repentance.

History of Irina Day

On this day, the name day was established in honor of the martyr Irene of Egypt. Before baptism, the martyr's name was Penelope. She was originally a pagan.

Penelope was incredibly beautiful. The father, in order to protect her from the evil eye, locked his daughter in a tower, into which one day a dove, an eagle and a raven flew into their beaks. They had an olive branch, a flower wreath and a snake in their beaks. Penelope's teacher Apelian saw the gifts. Having deciphered them, he stated that when the girl grows up, she will be baptized and go through many tests, winning the royal crown of a martyr.

And so it happened. When Penelope was 12 years old, her father decided to marry her off. The girl refused the marriage, saying that she wanted to be baptized under the name Irina. The angry man threw her under the hooves of wild horses, but they did not touch her. Instead, one of the horses rushed at the father and trampled him. The girl began to pray over her dead father and he was resurrected. Later the girl was baptized. The rulers of Egypt constantly tortured her in the hope of forcing her to renounce her Christian faith. But all the time, various miracles happened: either the snakes did not touch the girl, then the water in the mill suddenly ran out, when Irina was tied to the wheel, then the saws with which they wanted to cut her became dull.

Irina died in the city of Ephesus, having previously predicted her death. Shortly before her death, the woman went to a cave, the entrance to which she ordered to be blocked with stones. When they came for the body, they did not find it.

In Istanbul, a cathedral was built in honor of St. Irene, which has remained in its original form to this day.

In the icon, the holy martyr Irene of Egypt is depicted as a girl in a red robe. She holds a cross in her right hand, and holds her left hand to her chest.