Blessed Irene Of Hungary
Also known as: Irene Komnenos; Piroska…; Xene…
Feast Day
13-Aug
Born
1088 in Esztergom, Hungary as Piroska
Died
13 August 1134 in Byzantium (Constantinople) of natural causes; following an ancient Eastern custom, on her death-bed Irene she took the religious habit and the name Xene; buried in the monastery of Christ Pantocrator in Constantinople
Biography
Blessed Irene of Hungary, also known as Irene Komnenos, Piroska, and Xene, was born in 1088 in Esztergom, Hungary. She was the daughter of King Ladislaus I of Hungary and Princess Adelaide of Swabia. Unfortunately, Irene experienced the loss of her mother at a very young age, as Princess Adelaide passed away when she was only about two years old. Then, when Irene was around seven years old, her father King Ladislaus I also passed away.
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