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Tryphon of Campsada
3rd-century Christian saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 1 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
232
Died
250
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In Phrygia, commemoration of Saint Tryphon, martyr.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 1 February as a martyr in Phrygia.
Connected on this site
- Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha Saint honoured together
- Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha Saint“Saint Tryphon of Campsada (Greek: Τρύφων : Trúphōn; also spelled Trypho, Trifon, Triphon) was a 3rd-century Christian saint.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 1 February (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2456880 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Tryphon of Campsada (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.