Saint Silvia of Rome

Also known as

• Sylvia of Rome

Memorial

• 3 November

Profile

Sister of Saint Tarsilla. Married to Gordianus, a Roman regionarius. Mother of two sons, one of which was Pope Saint Gregory the Great. After the death of her husband, Silvia devoted herself to religious life, living in a cell like an early anchoress. Noted for her great personal piety.

Born

• c.515 in either Rome or Sicily (records vary)

Died

• c.592 in Rome, Italy of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• pregnant women

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia, by Klemens Löffler
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson