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Tryphine

Breton saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 21 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
550
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Tryphine (also spelled Trifine, Triphine and Tréphine) is a semi-legendary Breton saint whose life is often considered to be the basis of the story of Bluebeard. In Brittany she is widely revered as a patron saint of sick children and those whose birth is overdue. The legend of Saint Tryphine probably derives from a historical individual who was the wife of the early Breton ruler Conomor.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Connected on this site

Sources
  • Wikidata Q2692282 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Tryphine (CC BY-SA)

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