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Rhipsime

Armenian saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 4 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
300
Died
301
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Hripsime (Armenian: Հռիփսիմէ; died c. 290) was a martyr of Roman origin. The story of her martyrdom is connected with the traditional account of the Christianization of Armenia. She and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as some of the first Christian martyrs of Armenia. Saint Hripsime Church in Vagharshapat, where she is buried, is one of Armenia's most visited shrines.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Sources
  • Wikidata Q465993 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Hripsime (CC BY-SA)

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