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Sophia of Egypt
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 18 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
190
Died
200
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Also, the holy martyrs, Sophia and Irene.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Dominican Martyrology (1955) remembers her on 18 September.
Sources
- The Martyrology of the Order of Friars Preachers (tr. W. R. Bonniwell OP, 1955), 18 September
- Wikidata Q3182823 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.