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Saint Rais

Egyptian saint

SaintRoman EgyptPre-congregation

Feast: 23 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
201
Died
303
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Rais, also known as Iris, Iraida, Irais, Herais or Rhais, is a martyr venerated by the Roman Catholic and the Eastern Orthodox churches.

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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 Q7402120 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Rais (CC BY-SA)

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