Saint Sarah

French-Egyptian saint

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Lived 100–100, aged 0Egypt

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Fame35.7
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Egypt rank#4
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36 languages
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#4
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Era
100–100
Aged 0

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Updated 2026-05-29

Romani Catholics venerate Sara-la-Kâli as their patron saint at the pilgrimage site of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in Southern France, though Rome itself never canonized her. Legend ties her to the Three Marys; her name echoes Hindu goddess Kali.

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Saint Sarah, also known as Sara-la-Kâli, is the patron saint of the Romani people in Folk Catholicism. The center of her veneration is Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer, a place of pilgrimage for Roma in the Camargue, in Southern France. Legend identifies her as the servant of one of the Three Marys, with whom she is supposed to have arrived in the Camargue. Saint Sarah also shares her name with the Hindu goddess Kali who is a popular deity in northern India from where the Romani people originate. The name "Sara" itself is seen in the appellation of Durga as Kali in the famed text Durgasaptashati. Desp…

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