Aujourd’hui, découvrez Saint Irénée de Lyon, grand théologien des premiers siècles, évêque, martyr et Docteur de l’Église proclamé en 2022. Né en Asie Mineure, il devient un pilier du christianisme occidental, affrontant les hérésies de son temps avec sagesse et foi. Son œuvre “Contre les hérésies” reste une référence essentielle de la pensée chrétienne.
00:30Around 177, Irenaeus was sent to Lugdunum, present-day Lyon in Gaul.
00:38After the martyrdom of Bishop Potin, Irenaeus was chosen to succeed him.
00:43He thus became a pillar of the Church in the emerging West.
00:46His major work? Against Heresies, a fundamental text in which he rigorously refutes the Gnostic doctrines that threatened Christian unity and faith.
00:56He emphasizes the importance of the tradition transmitted by the apostles and affirms that "where the Church is, there is the Spirit of God."
01:06Irenaeus died around the year 2002, probably martyred under the emperor Septimius Severus.
01:12His cult spread slowly, but his influence continued to grow in the centuries that followed.
01:17In 2022, Pope Francis proclaimed him a Doctor of the Church with the title "Doctor of Unity",
01:25emphasizing its mission to connect East and West, faith and reason.
01:30Saint Irenaeus of Lyon, man of peace, faith and reason, pray for us.
