Saint Irene
deity single tradition · 1
The widow of Castulus, Irene of Rome, went to retrieve Sebastian's body and discovered he was still alive. She brought him back to her house and nursed him back to health. Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene became a popular subject in art in the late Renaissance.
When
- First attested
- 286 CE
- Attested period
- 286 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Legendary figure who nursed Saint Sebastian back to health.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Saint Martin
- allied with
- Saint Sebastian
Sources
wikipedia (1)
Source passages
“A mainly 17th-century subject, though found in predella scenes as early as the 15th century, was Saint Sebastian Tended by Saint Irene, painted by Georges de La Tour, Trophime Bigot (four times), Jusepe de Ribera, Hendrick ter Brugghen (in perhaps his masterpiece) and others.”
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