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Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha
3rd-century Christian saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Saint Tryphon of Campsada (Greek: Τρύφων; also spelled Trypho, Trifon, Triphon) was a 3rd-century Christian saint. He is venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches as a great martyr and holy unmercenary.
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Saint Tryphon | |
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![]() Serbian Orthodox icon of St. Tryphon of Campsada. | |
Great martyr, Holy unmercenary | |
Born | Campsada, Phrygia (now Turkey) |
Died | 250 AD Nicaea (modern-day Iznik, Bursa, Turkey) |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church |
Major shrine | Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor |
Feast | 1 February [O.S. 14 February] in Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox calendars 10 November (formerly in the Roman Catholic Church); |
Attributes | falcon |
Patronage | gardeners and winegrowers; Kotor, Montenegro; Moscow, Russia; invoked against rodents and locusts |
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Saint Tryphon was formerly celebrated jointly with Saints Respicius and Nympha on 10 November in the liturgical calendar of the Latin Church from the eleventh century until the twentieth,[1] and remains on the liturgical calendar of the extraordinary form of the Roman rite. Saint Tryphon continues to be celebrated (separately) on 1 February [O.S. 14 February] on both the Orthodox liturgical calendar and the Roman Calendar of Saints.