Saint Delphina

Also known as: Delphina of Glandenes
Delphine
Memorial: 27 September
Profile: Daughter of the Lord of Puy Michel. Orphaned in infancy; raised by her aunt, the abbess of the convent of Saint Catherine in Sorbo. Franciscan tertiary. Married at age 16 to Saint Elzear, Count of Sarban, Franciscan tertiary, and godfather to Pope Urban V; the couple lived chastely. Became a Lady to Queen Sanchia in Naples. Widow, Elzear dying of natural causes while on a trip to Paris. When Queen Sanchia died, she sold her vast estates, gave the proceeds to the poor, and retired to Provence where she lived her remaining years in seclusion.
Born: 1283 at Chateau-Puy-Michel in Languedoc, France
Died: 26 November 1360
buried next to Elzear at Apt
Patronage: brides
tertiaries
Additional Information: Catholic Encyclopedia
Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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