Tryphine
Saint Tryphine | |
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Statue of St Tryphine in Côtes-d'Armor, Brittany (c. 1850) | |
| Martyr | |
| Born | c. 530 Vannes, Brittany |
| Died | c. 550 Brittany |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Feast | 7 November; 21 July (Tryphine & Tremeur) |
| Attributes | beheaded woman |
| Patronage | pregnant 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.