5 – Sunday, October 26, 2014

Tamav Irene

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Memorization Questions:

  1. What are the words that St. Mary told Tamav Irene’s mother at time of labor?  St. Mary told her in a vision while in labor: “She is not yours; she is ours, but look after her and bring her up properly”.
  2. When has Tamav Irene showed interest in monastic life? She showed a passionate interest in monastic life in her younger days as a teen. From the cradle, Tamav Irene’s mother nurtured her daughter with the true orthodox faith and the practices of piety.
  3. Which monastery did Tamav Irene join as a nun? She joined the convent of Saint Philopater Mercurius (Abu Seifein) in “Old Cairo” and was named Irene.
  4. For how many years Tamav Irene lived and served at the monastery? She lived a monastic life and served at the monastery for forty-four years.  She was the mother superior of the convent.
  5. What the word Tamav means? Tamav is a Coptic word which means mother.
  6. Why Tamav Irene is so special nun?  She was a humble person, who is believed to have been visited by, and to have communicated often with saints such as St. Philopatyr Mercurius and St. Anthony the Great. She did numerous miracles, both before and after her death. Several books have been written about her that includes many miracles she did.