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Irene

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Empress of Constantinople, born in Athens, a poor orphan girl, famous for her beauty, her talents, and her crimes; was banished to Lesbos, where she maintained herself by spinning; has been canonised by the Greek Church for her zeal in image worship (752-803).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Irene'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​i/irene.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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