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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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