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Pope Francis to Declare St. Irenaeus a Doctor of the Church with Title ‘Doctor of Unity’

Gérald Gambier via Wikimedia (Public Domain).A stained-glass window by Lucien Bégule depicting St. Irenaeus at the Church of St, Irenaeus in Lyon, France.

St. Irenaeus was a second-century bishop and writer revered by both Catholics and Orthodox Christians and known for refuting the heresies of Gnosticism with a defense of both Christ’s humanity and divinity.