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Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès
1914Mar, 23

Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès

Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès, Lebanese saint (b. 1832)
Rafqa Pietra Chobok, O.L.M. (Arabic: رفقا بطرسيّة شبق , June 29, 1832 – March 23, 1914), also known as Saint Rafka and Saint Rebecca, was a Lebanese Maronite nun who was canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 10, 2001.

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