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Rafqa Pietra Choboq Ar-Rayès (Arabic: رفقا بطرسيّة شبق ألريّس June 29 1832 – March 23 1914) also known as Saint Rafka (Arabic name for Rebecca) is a Lebanese Maronite saint canonized by Pope John Paul II on June 10 2001.

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beatified by
Pope John Paul II
beatified date
1985-11-16
birth date
1832-06-29
birth place
Lebanon
canonized by
Pope John Paul II
canonized date
2001-06-10
canonized place
Rome, St. Peter's Basilica
death date
1914-03-23
death place
Lebanon, Bikfaya
venerated in
Maronite Church, Eastern Catholic Churches, Catholic Church

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