Irene's zeal in restoring the icons and monasteries made Theodore the Studite praise her as a saint of the Eastern Orthodox Church, but she was not canonized.
Irenes nidkærhed for at genindføre ikonerne og styrkelse af klostrene fik Theodor Studites til at omtale hende som en helgen i østlige ortodokse kirke, men hun blev aldrig kanoniseret.