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Saint Marthe

Saint Marthe depicted at the foot of the pillar of her son Also known as

Martha

5 July
4 July on some calendars

Profile

Married to a man named John from Edessa; she had previously made a private vow of virginity but received a revelation that she should agree to the arranged marriage. Mother of Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger. Widowed when Simeon was very young, she devoted herself to his Christian education. Visionary who received apparitions of Saint John the Baptist and of angels.

Born

early 6th century in Antioch, Syria

551 at Mont Admirable, Syria of natural causes
buried in the village of Daphne outside Antioch, Syria
re-interred at the church of the Holy Trinity at the monastery near the pillar of Saint Simeon Stylites the Younger
re-interred in a chapel built nearby in her honour
miracles reported in the chapel

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

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

other sites in english
- John Dillon

sitios en español
- Martirologio Romano, 2001 edición

sites en français
- La fête des prénoms

fonti in italiano
- Cathopedia
- Santi e Beati

MLA Citation

“Saint Marthe“. CatholicSaints.Info. 1 February 2019. Web. 5 March 2021. <>