SAINT
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A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Tryphon of Pechenga was a Russian monk and ascetic in the Eastern Orthodox Church on the Kola Peninsula and in Lapland in the 16th century. He is considered to be the founder of the Pechenga Monastery and "Enlightener of the Sami".
feast Day
12-15
patronages
- Invoked by Russian mariners
birth Date
1495
canonization Status
canonized
feast Month
12
feast Day Of Month
15

