Saint Silvia
Saint Silvia | |
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Saint Silvia by an altar painter; her eyes are erroneously depicted as dark instead of blue. | |
| Born | c. 515 AD Rome or Sicily |
| Died | c. 592 AD |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 3 November |
| Patronage | Invoked by pregnant women for a safe delivery |
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Silvia, or Sylvia, (c. 515 – c. 592) was the mother of Gregory the Great. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church, which names her a patroness of pregnant women.