Sylvia of Aquitaine
Fourth-century pilgrim
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Sylvia of Aquitaine was a fourth century nun from Aquitaine who was believed, based on an account attributed to her, to have gone on a pilgrimage sometime between 379 and 388 A.D.[1] This account, however, is now attributed to another nun named Egeria.[2]
She was the sister of Rufinus, the chief minister of the Byzantine Empire under Theodosius and Arcadius.[3] Palladius' Lausiac History tells she journeyed in the age of 60, and prided in her ascetic habits.[4]
Her feast day is celebrated on November 5. She should not be confused with Saint Silvia, the mother of Pope Gregory the Great.
