St. Irenaeus, Bishop of Lyons (28 June): Butler's Lives of the Saints

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St. Irenaeus of Lyons (c. 120–202 AD) stands among the greatest Fathers of the Early Church. A disciple of St. Polycarp, who himself had been taught by St. John the Apostle, Irenaeus became one of Christianity's strongest defenders against the growing threat of Gnosticism. In this reading from The Lives of the Saints by Fr. Alban Butler, discover the remarkable life of the second-century bishop who preserved Apostolic Tradition, defended the unity of the Church, opposed dangerous heresies, and ultimately gave his life for Christ during the persecution under Emperor Severus. Learn why St. Irenaeus remains one of the Church's greatest theologians and why his masterpiece Against Heresies continues to be essential reading nearly 2,000 years later. "The glory of God is man fully alive, and the life of man consists in beholding God." — St. Irenaeus 00:00 Introduction 00:18 Birth and Early Life of St. Irenaeus 00:34 Disciple of St. Polycarp 01:28 Studying the Apostolic Tradition 02:15 Christianity Comes to Gaul 03:18 Priest of Lyons 03:57 Bishop After the Martyrdom of St. Pothinus 04:38 Defending the Church Against Gnosticism 05:49 Letter to Florinus 06:14 Refuting Valentinian Heresy 06:56 The Easter Controversy 08:00 Peace Under Commodus 09:14 The Roman Empire and Emperor Severus 10:46 The Fifth Persecution Begins 11:42 Martyrdom of St. Irenaeus 12:45 Relics of the Saint 13:07 The Witness of the Early Christians 14:29 Christian Charity Toward Persecutors 15:00 Prayer for Civil Authorities 16:17 The Courage of the Primitive Church https://sensusfidelium.com/the-lives-of-the-fathers-martyrs-and-other-principal-saints/june/st-irenaeus-bishop-of-lyons/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 Support Catholic Businesses here - https://sensusfidelium.com/catholic-businesses/ Sensus Fidelium Press - https://sensusfideliumpress.com/ Sensus Fidelium Apps - https://sensusfidelium.tv/ Support Sensus Fidelium - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ 🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴🔴 🙏🏻PLEASE HELP OUR CHANNEL GROW 🙏🏻 ▶ 1. Become a Channel Patron: https://www.patreon.com/SensusFidelium ▶ 2. Visit the website https://www.sensusfidelium.com for Gueranger, Saint of the Day, Apologetics, Meditation by the Saints, Scripture Study and more. ▶ 3. Subscribe to Other Video Platforms 🔴 SpiritusTV - https://spiritustv.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 BitChute --- https://www.bitchute.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium/ 🔴 Rumble --- https://rumble.com/c/c-298311 🔴 My Catholic Tube - https://mycatholictube.com/videos/sensus-fidelium-channel/ 🔴 LBRY.tv --- https://lbry.tv/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 ODYSEE - https://odysee.com/@SensusFidelium:c 🔴 UGETube - https://videos.utahgunexchange.com/@Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 BrandNewTube - https://brandnewtube.com/@SensusFidelium 🔴 GabTV - https://tv.gab.com/channel/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 GloriaTV - https://gloria.tv/Sensus%20Fidelium 🔴 Brighteon - https://www.brighteon.com/channels/sensusfidelium ▶ 4. Paypal, Bitcoin, Anedot, Stripe, Square & PO Box donations - https://sensusfidelium.com/donate-support/ ▶ 5. YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 Please "Like" our videos so that Youtube shares it to others by clicking the "Like" thumbs-up under the video = 👍🏻 ▶ 6. Please share this video 📲, and help others find Christ inside the Catholic Church! Please share this video on Facebook and Twitter using the share button. ▶ 7. Follow on Social Media: 🔴 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SensusFidelium/ 🔴 Twitter: https://https://twitter.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 YouTube: Click Subscribe, then Click "Notification Bell" = 🔔 🔴 Parler: https://parler.com/profile/Sensusfidelium/posts 🔴 SP3RN: https://www.sp3rn.com/community/pages/14-sensus-fidelium 🔴 GAB: https://gab.com/Sensus_Fidelium 🔴 Bastyon: https://bastyon.com/sensusfidelium 🔴 GETTR: https://gettr.com/user/sensus_fidelium 🔴 INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/sensusfidelium/ 🔴 Telegram: https//t.me/RealSensusFidelium 🔴 Truth Social - @SensusFidelium ▶ 8. Follow on iTunes: 🔴 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sensus-fidelium-catholic-podcast/id1477010758 #SaintIrenaeus #ChurchFathers #CatholicSaints #EarlyChurch #ChristianHistory #CatholicHistory #Martyrs #AgainstHeresies #TraditionalCatholic #LivesOfTheSaints #SensusFidelium #ApostolicTradition #CatholicFaith #June28 #BishopOfLyons