There is a Rebecca, a matriarch from the Old Testament and there is a Saint Rebecca the Martyr who was martyred in the 3rd century in Alexandria, Egypt. Then there is St. Rafqa, sometimes called Rebecca, from Lebanon. None are from Ireland.
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 Sebastian is believed to have died in 288 AD during the persecution of Christians by the Roman Emperor Diocletian.
No, Saint Dominic Savio did not become a priest. He was a student of Saint John Bosco and aspired to become a priest, but he died at a young age before he could be ordained. He is known for his piety and devotion to God.
Saint Francis of Assisi lived for 44 years, from 1181 to 1226.
Saint Rafqa died on March 23, 1914, at the Convent of Saint Joseph, Grabta, Lebanon of natural causes.
Saint Rafqa was born on 1832
St. Rafqa is the patron:against bodily illsagainst sicknessloss of parentssick people
Saint Rafqa, aka "Rachel', was the only child of Saber Mourad El Rayess and Rafqa Gemayel and was born in Lebanon.
She died on March 23, 1914, at the Convent of Saint Joseph, Grabta, Lebanon of natural causes.
Saint Rebecca (Saint Rafqa) is not the patron saint of any country as per the Patron Saint Index.
St. Rafqa
Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès died on 1914-03-23.
There is no Saint Leah but there is Saint Lea of Rome who died in the year 384.
His age when he was beheaded is not known.
Saint Rafqa, born Rebecca Pierrette Ar-Rayes on June 29, 1832, at Himlaya, Lebanon as Boutrossieh Ar-Rayes became a nun in the Marian Order of the Immaculate Conception at Bikfaya, taking the religious name Anissa (Agnes), and making her final vows in 1856. She died March 23, 1914, at the Convent of Saint Joseph, Grabta, Lebanon of natural causes. For more information click on the link below.
Saint Columba died on June 9, 597 at the age of 75.