June 28: SAINT IRENAEUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR. 3 min read June saints and feasts June 28: SAINT IRENAEUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR. catholicsstrivingforholiness 3 years ago June 28: SAINT IRANAEUS, BISHOP AND MARTYR. Saint Irenaeus (130-202) was a disciple of St. Polycarp of Smyrna. At a time when Gnostic sects...Read More