Sylvia of Aquitaine
Saint Sylvia of Aquitaine was a fourth century pilgrim from Aquitaine. She was the sister of Rufinus, the chief minister of the Byzantine Empire under Theodosius and Arcadius.[1] Palladius' Lausiac History tells she journeyed in the age of 60, and prided in her ascetic habits.[2]
In the late 19th century she was thought the author of a detailed pilgrimage account, which is now attributed to Egeria.[3]
Her feast day is celebrated on November 5th and she is the patron saint of pregnant women. She is the mother of Saint Gregory the Great who was also a Catholic Pope. [4]
References
- ^ Bardenhewer, Otto (1908). Patrology; the lives and works of the fathers of the church. trans. Thomas Joseph Shahan. B. Herder. p. 424.
- ^ Palladius of Galatia (1918). The Lausiac History Of Palladius. W. K. Lowther Clarke. The Macmillan Company. Retrieved 2015-08-16. html
- ^ M.L. McClure; C. L. Feltoe (1919). "Introduction". The Pilgrimage of Etheria. Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
- ^ Online, Catholic. "St. Sylvia - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online". Catholic Online. Retrieved 2018-10-23.