RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Silvia

515 - 592

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Silvia, or Sylvia, (c. 515 – c. 592) was the mother of Gregory the Great. She is venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church, which names her a patroness of pregnant women. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Silvia is the 1,273rd most popular religious figure (down from 952nd in 2019), the 1,714th most popular biography from Italy (down from 1,378th in 2019) and the 361st most popular Italian Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Silvia ranks 1,273 out of 3,187Before her are Jean-Claude Hollerich, Franz Jägerstätter, Pamphilus of Caesarea, Pope Demetrius I of Alexandria, Stephen Harding, and Anthimus I of Constantinople. After her are Elisheba, Fulgentius of Ruspe, Mary Jane Kelly, Nikolaj Velimirović, Saint Sabina, and Agostino Vallini.

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Among people born in 515, Saint Silvia ranks 1After her is Aregund. Among people deceased in 592, Saint Silvia ranks 4Before her are Guntram, Bahram Chobin, and Emperor Sushun. After her is Faroald I of Spoleto.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Saint Silvia ranks 1,714 out of 5,161Before her are Pacuvius (-220), Gallus Anonymus (1010), Giuseppina Strepponi (1815), Gillo Pontecorvo (1919), Catherine of Bologna (1413), and Alberic I of Spoleto (900). After her are Ubertino of Casale (1259), Amadeus III, Count of Savoy (1095), Benvenuto Tisi (1481), John Parricida (1290), Achille Compagnoni (1914), and Luigi Fagioli (1898).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Italy

Among religious figures born in Italy, Saint Silvia ranks 361Before her are Maurizio Malvestiti (1953), Antipope Adalbert (1001), Margaret of Cortona (1247), Vincent Pallotti (1795), Dionigi Tettamanzi (1934), and Roberto Calvi (1920). After her are Saint Sabina (100), Loris Francesco Capovilla (1915), Eugenia of Rome (180), Eusebius of Vercelli (283), Ercole Consalvi (1757), and Piero Marini (1942).