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Noun: Irenaeus
  1. (Roman Catholicism) Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church (circa 130-200)
    - Saint Irenaeus, St. Irenaeus

Type of: Church Father, Doctor, Doctor of the Church, Father, Father of the Church, saint

Encyclopedia: Irenaeus