Saints of Orthodoxy

St. XeniaEmpress of Hungary

known as Irina-Piroshka

Venerable· Green: Colour of the Holy Spirit and eternal life

“Shortly before her blessed repose, she said that Empress Irene had already died long before, and now only the nun Xenia remained.”
St. Xenia Empress of Hungary

Dates of commemoration for saint

Birth

1088

Esztergom, Hungary

Death

13 Aug (26 Aug) 1134

Constantinople, Byzantine Empire

Life path

  • Married, with Children
  • Schemanun
  • Orphan

Undertakings & Callings

  • Comforting of the poor
  • Founding a monastery

Sufferings

  • Left widowed
  • Lost сhildren

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