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 5 and she is the patroness saint of pregnant women.[citation needed] She is not to be confused with Saint Sylvia, the mother of Pope Gregory the Great.
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