Eirene 7 | Prosopography of the Byzantine Empire |
Sex | F |
Floruit | M/L IX |
Religion | Christian |
Ethnicity | Galatian |
Locations | Galatia (residence); Galatia |
Textual Sources | Vita Evaristi (BHG 2153), ed. C. Van de Vorst, "La Vie de S. Evariste higoumène à Constantinople", Anal. Boll. 41 (1923), pp. 295-325 (hagiography) |
Eirene 7 and Sisinno 1 both lived in Galatia, in the home town of St Evarestos (Evarestos 1); both were cured of demonic possession, which caused their minds to wander, by touching an iron armlet sent by Evarestos 1 to cure his niece Ioulitta 1: Vita S. Evaristi 26 (p. 315). Cf. also Photeinos 10.
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