| Saint Sigolena of Albi | |
| Birth Date: | 7th or 8th century |
| Death Date: | 769[1] |
| Feast Day: | 24 July |
| Venerated In: | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Death Place: | Monastery of Troclar, France[2] |
| Titles: | Abbess of Troclar, Deaconess |
| Attributes: | Crosier |
| Patronage: | Albi, France |
| Major Shrine: | Albi Cathedral |
Saint Sigolena of Albi (fl. 7-8th. c.) was an Albigensian[3] deaconess[4] and saint from Albi, France.
Sigolena was born into a noble family of Aquitaine.[5]
Upon her marriage to Gislulf at the age of 12,[6] she offered her husband all of her possessions to "gain the freedom of her body". Her husband granted her desire for a Josephite marriage and encouraged her piety and charity. After ten years of marriage her husband died unexpectedly.[6] At age 24, she had difficulties convincing her parents she did not wish to remarry. After being consecrated by the city's bishop as a deaconess, she was eventually able to persuade her father to build her a convent on his own land.[4]
She was initially buried at Insula.[6]
Her church in Metz was situated near that of Saint Ferreolus of Besançon.[7] Sigolena's biography was written by an anonymous author.[8]
During her life on earth, the miracles attributed to her include the cleansing of 2 lepers, the healing of 3 blind people (including a priest), and at least 9 exorcisms. Upon her death, when the nuns removed her garments to wash her body, they reported that "a wonderful odour suddenly became sprinkled around that same place".[6]
The relics of St Sigolena are in Albi Cathedral.[9]