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When is Irenaeus' memorial celebrated in the Latin Catholic Church?

  • 15 August

  • 28 June

  • 1 November

  • 25 December

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Irenaeus' memorial is celebrated on June 28 in the Latin Catholic Church. He was a 2nd-century bishop of Lyon, France, and a prominent early Christian theologian. Irenaeus is known for his writings against Gnosticism, a heretical movement that claimed to have secret knowledge of God. He also wrote extensively on the nature of the Trinity and the relationship between faith and reason.
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