Christian feast day: Agape, Chionia, and Irene

Agape, Chionia, and Irene

Christian martyr saints of Thessalonica

Agape, Chionia and Irene were sisters and Christian saints from Aquileia, martyred at Thessalonica in 304 AD. Agape and Chionia were charged with refusing to eat sacrificial offerings, whilst Irene was killed for keeping Christian books in violation of existing law. All were…