Saint Irene received the blessing and guidance of Saint Ioannikios the Great, who told her of God’s Will for her to go to the Monastery of Chrysovalantou. Saint Irene rejoiced and became a Nun, a Bride of Christ.
As she approached, he recognized that this young girl was Spiritually advanced and instructed her to rejoice and go to the Monastery of Chrysovalantou in the city for there she was needed to become a shepherdess of virgins. Saint Irene fell to his feet in acknowledgement of his Holiness. Saint Ioannikios gave her much needed Spiritual advice to strengthen and guide her in the task that God had chosen for her…
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“Therefore let us leave all the sweet pleasures of the world as false and short-lived, that what we may inherit is true and ageless.”
