Ephigenia of Ethiopia
Christian folk saint virgin from "Asiatic Ethiopia"
Feast: 21 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Ephigenia of Ethiopia or Iphigenia of Ethiopia (Spanish: Efigenia; Portuguese: Ifigénia/Ifigênia; French: Iphigénie; Greek: Ἰφιγένεια), also called Iphigenia of Abyssinia, is a Western folk saint whose life is told in the Golden Legend as a virgin converted to Christianity and then consecrated to God by Matthew the Apostle, who was spreading the Gospel to the region of Ethiopia.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Matthew the Apostle Saint“Ephigenia of Ethiopia or Iphigenia of Ethiopia (Spanish: Efigenia; Portuguese: Ifigénia/Ifigênia; French: Iphigénie; Greek: Ἰφιγένεια), also called Iphigenia of Abyssinia, is a Western folk saint whose life is told in the Golden Legend as a virgin converted to Christianity and then consecrated to God by Matthew the…” — Wikipedia
- Santi Beati — Sant'Ifigenia, principessa e martire — 'Ifigenia, Principessa e martire, m. Etiopia, I secolo, festa 21 settembre' — the Ethiopian princess of the Matthew legend, feast 21 September, as on this page.
- Wikidata Q5382216 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ephigenia of Ethiopia (CC BY-SA)
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