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Saint Gayane of Armenia

Martyr
Roman Empire and Armenia
Feast day: September 30

Icon: Hripsime, Gregory the Enlightener and Gayane. Image source: Romanian Patriarchate calendar

A life of faith

Gayane was a Christian nun who traveled to Armenia with Hripsime. She suffered martyrdom during the persecution associated with Tiridates. The Church remembers the two women with other Christians who were killed there.

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A reflection

Gayane is remembered within a community that endured displacement and persecution together.

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