Name
Rhipsime, Armenian virgin and martyr, ob. c. 290
Saint ID
S00645
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Martyrs, Virgins
| ID | Title | E00497 | Agathangelos' History of Armenia, also known as the History and Life of St Gregory, tells the story, set in the early 4th c., of the martyrdom and death at Artašat on the orders of King Trdat of the virgins *Hripsimē (Armenian virgin and martyr of Roman origin, S00645), *Gayanē (Armenian martyr and companion of Hripsimē, S00260) and their companions. Written in Armenian in the middle of the 5th c. | E01003 | Bronze figurine of a bull inscribed with the names of *Rhypsis (an otherwise unattested saint or *Rhipsime, Armenian virgin and martyr, S00645) and *Ktimon (probably an Anatolian martyr, S00642). Found at Ankyra (Galatia, central Asia Minor). Probably 5th-6th c. |
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