Sylvia of Aquitaine explained

Sylvia of Aquitaine was a fourth century pilgrim from Aquitaine; a pilgrimage that probably took place sometime between 379 and 388 A.D.^[1]

She was the sister of Rufinus, the chief minister of the Byzantine Empire under Theodosius and Arcadius.^[2] Palladius' Lausiac History tells she journeyed in the age of 60, and prided in her ascetic habits.^[3]

In the late 19th century she was thought the author of a detailed pilgrimage account, which is now attributed to Egeria.^[4]

Her feast day is celebrated on November 5. She should not be confused with Saint Sylvia, the mother of Pope Gregory the Great.

Notes and References

1. https://digital.library.upenn.edu/women/egeria/pilgrimage/pilgrimage.html The Pilgrimage of S. Silvia of Aquitania to the Holy Places, "Introduction", (J. H. Bernard, trans.) Palestine Pilgrims' Text Society, 1896
2. Book: B. Herder. Bardenhewer. Otto. trans. Thomas Joseph Shahan . Patrology; the lives and works of the fathers of the church. 1908. 424.
3. Book: The Macmillan Company. Palladius of Galatia . Palladius of Galatia . W. K. Lowther Clarke. The Lausiac History Of Palladius. 2015-08-16. 1918. html
4. Book: M.L. McClure . C. L. Feltoe . The Pilgrimage of Etheria . Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge . 1919 . Introduction .