Tryphine

Saint Tryphine
Statue of St Tryphine in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany (c. 1850)
Martyr
Bornc. 530
Vannes, Brittany
Diedc. 550
Brittany
Venerated inRoman Catholicism
Feast7 November; 21 July (Tryphine & Tremeur)
Attributesbeheaded woman
Patronagepregnant women, sick children

Saint Tryphine (also spelled Trifine, Triphine and Tréphine) is a semi-legendary Breton saint whose life is often considered to be the basis of the story of Bluebeard. In Brittany she is widely revered as a patron saint of sick children and those whose birth is overdue. The legend of Saint Tryphine probably derives from a historical individual who was the wife of the early Breton ruler Conomor.