St. Rafqa is the patron:against bodily illsagainst sicknessloss of parentssick people
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès was born on 1832-06-29.
St. Rafqa
St. Rebecca's feast day is celebrated on March 23....she is also known as St. Rafqa.
Saint Rafqa, aka "Rachel', was the only child of Saber Mourad El Rayess and Rafqa Gemayel and was born in Lebanon.
If you are referring to the Old Testament Rebecca, she was a matriarch of the Old Testament and the title saint is usually given only to New Testament personages. However, if you refer to St. Rafqa, sometimes known as St. Rebecca, she was the daughter and only child of Mourad Saber Shabaq al-Rayes and Rafqa Gemayel.
She died on March 23, 1914, at the Convent of Saint Joseph, Grabta, Lebanon of natural causes.
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès died on 1914-03-23.
If you are referring to the Old Testament Rebecca, she was a matriarch of the Old Testament and the title saint is usually given only to New Testament personages. However, if you refer to St. Rafqa, sometimes known as St. Rebecca, she was the daughter and only child of Mourad Saber Shabaq al-Rayes and Rafqa Gemayel.
Saint Rafqa died on March 23, 1914, at the Convent of Saint Joseph, Grabta, Lebanon of natural causes.
Saint Rafqa, also known as Saint Rebecca, died on March 23, 1914, at the age of 82.
There is no record of a Saint Rebecca in Irish history or in the official list of Irish saints recognized by the Catholic Church. While there may be individuals named Rebecca who are venerated locally, there is no widely recognized Irish saint by that name.