Sarah the Matriarch

Also known as

• Sari
• Sarai
• Sara

Memorial

• 19 August

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Jewish Old Testament Matriarch. Wife of the Patriarch Abraham. A convert from paganism, she was the first female convert to the faith of Abraham. Nomad in the desert of Canaan. When she was aged 90, she heard angels say she would finally become a mother. She laughed at the idea, and when her son was born, she named him Isaac from the word for laughter.

Died

• of natural causes at age 127

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Gitans
• Spanish gypsies

Storefront

• medals and pendants

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Sarah the Matriarch“. Saints.SQPN.com. 7 June 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>