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{{Saints
|SaintName=Saint Tryphon of Campsada
|SaintStage=Saint
|FeastDay=February 01 (Western); November 10 (Eastern)
|SaintBirthPlace=Campsada, Phrygia, Roman Empire
|SaintDeathDate=250-01-02
|DeathPlace=Nicaea, Bithynia, Roman Empire
|SaintDeathCoordinates=40.429000, 29.720000
|SaintCauseOfDeath=martyrdom
|AssociatedCountries=Montenegro; Russia
|AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Kotor]]
|Canonized=Yes
|SaintMiracle1=Expelling a demon from Emperor Gordian III’s daughter
|SaintMiracle2=Commanding a basilisk to die
|Profession=youth; goose-keeper
|ReligiousAffiliation=Early Christian community
|Patronage=gardeners; winegrowers; Kotor; Moscow; against insects and rodents
|Attributes=palm of martyrdom; falcon; pruning hook
|PrimaryShrine=Cathedral of Saint Tryphon, Kotor, Montenegro
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Armenian Church
|ReviewLevel=0
}}
'''Saint Tryphon of Campsada''' (Greek: '''Τρύφων'''; died c. 250) was a 3rd-century Christian youth martyred in Nicaea under Emperor Decius or Valerian, venerated in both Eastern and Western traditions as a wonder-worker and protector against pests.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15061b.htm |title=St. Tryphon |publisher=New Advent Catholic Encyclopedia |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref> According to the 5th-century ''Acts of Saint Tryphon'', he was a goose-keeper from Campsada in Phrygia who, at age 17, healed the demon-possessed daughter of Emperor Gordian III and commanded a poisonous basilisk to die, earning imperial favour before being tortured and beheaded under Decius (or Valerian) for refusing to sacrifice to the gods.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=2117 |title=St. Tryphon |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-11-16}}</ref>

Historical evidence for Tryphon is limited to these late hagiographic acts, typical of the genre with legendary elements (the basilisk, Gordian’s daughter). No contemporary record confirms his existence, but his cult is ancient, with churches dedicated to him by the 5th century. Venerated without formal canonization, his feast is 1 February in the Roman Martyrology and 10 November in the Eastern tradition. Patron of gardeners, winegrowers, Kotor (Montenegro), and Moscow, he is invoked against insects and rodents. His principal shrine is the Cathedral of Saint Tryphon in Kotor, where relics brought from Constantinople in 809 are preserved.