Rhipsime
Armenian saint
Feast: 4 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Hripsime (Armenian: Հռիփսիմէ; died c. 290) was a martyr of Roman origin. The story of her martyrdom is connected with the traditional account of the Christianization of Armenia. She and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as some of the first Christian martyrs of Armenia. Saint Hripsime Church in Vagharshapat, where she is buried, is one of Armenia's most visited shrines.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- Martirologio Romano — 29 settembre — Current Roman Martyrology: “A Ecmiadzin in Armenia, sante Ripsime, Gaiana e compagne, martiri.” Butler's Lives keeps them on 29 September: ‘SS. Rhipsime, Gaiana, and their Companions, virgins and martyrs’. Honoured in th
- Wikidata Q465993 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Hripsime (CC BY-SA)
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