Editing Irenaeus (section)

==Veneration==
The Latin [[Catholic Church]] celebrates Irenaeus' memorial on 28 June.<ref name="CalRom" /> [[Pope Francis]] declared Irenaeus the 37th [[Doctor of the Church]] on 21 January 2022.<ref>{{cite web |date=2022-01-21 |title=Decreto del Santo Padre per il conferimento del titolo di Dottore della Chiesa a Sant'Ireneo di Lione |url=https://press.vatican.va/content/salastampa/it/bollettino/pubblico/2022/01/21/0048/00099.html |accessdate=2022-03-08 |publisher=Press.vatican.va}}</ref> Francis also conferred upon Irenaeus the supplementary title ''Doctor unitatis'' ("Doctor of Unity").<ref name=Esteves2022>{{cite web|url=https://www.ncronline.org/news/theology/pope-receives-proposal-declare-st-irenaeus-doctor-church|title=Pope declares St. Irenaeus a doctor of the church|publisher=[[National Catholic Reporter]]|author=Junno Arocho Esteves|date=21 January 2022|accessdate=7 February 2022|archive-date=7 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220207051050/https://www.ncronline.org/news/theology/pope-receives-proposal-declare-st-irenaeus-doctor-church|url-status=live}}</ref>

The [[Eastern Orthodox]] Church celebrates Irenaeus, the feast being on 23 August.

Lutheran Churches honor Irenaeus on their [[Calendar of saints (Lutheran)|calendar of saints]] on 28 June.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |title=Lutheran Service Book |publisher=Concordia Publishing House |year=2006 |isbn=978-0-7586-1217-5 |pages=xiii |language=}}</ref>

Irenaeus is honored in the [[Calendar of saints (Church of England)|Church of England]] and in the [[Calendar of saints (Episcopal Church)|Episcopal Church]] on 28 June.<ref name="CofE" /><ref name=":0" />