Hripsime


Hripsime
Սուրբ Հռիփսիմէ
Martyr
Born3rd century
Rome, Italy
Died9 October 290
Vagharshapat, Kingdom of Armenia
Venerated in
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Major shrineSt. Hripsime Church, Echmiadzin
Feast
  • 29 September (Roman Catholic Church)
  • 30 September (Orthodox Church)
    (Coptic Orthodox Church)[1]
  • 9 or 10 October (Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church)
  • 4 June (Armenian Apostolic Church)
AttributesMartyr's palm
Crown
Cross
Patronage

Hripsime (Armenian: Հռիփսիմէ, died c. 290[2]), also called Rhipsime, Ripsime, Ripsima, Ripsimia, Ripsimus, Arbsima or Arsema (Ge'ez: አርሴማ), was a martyr of Roman origin; she and her companions in martyrdom are venerated as some of the first Christian martyrs of Armenia.[3]

  1. ^ http://www.copticchurch.net/classes/synex.php?month=1&day=29&btn=View&lang= [dead link]
  2. ^ Other sources, such as this one Archived 2008-12-04 at the Wayback Machine, suggest a date at the start of the fourth century.
  3. ^ Catholic Online. "St. Rhipsime - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online". Catholic.org. Retrieved 2012-09-23.