Delphine of Sabran

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Delphine of Sabran (born in Provence, France, in 1284; died 26 November 1358) was a Franciscan tertiary.

Left an orphan in her infancy, she was placed under the guardianship of her uncles, and under the direction of her aunt, the Abbess of St. Catherine of Sorbo. She took a vow of virginity which she kept to the end of her life.

In her twentieth year she was married to Elzéar, Count of Sabran, and the couple, having received the habit of the Third Order of St. Francis, lived together in the practice of prayer, penance, and charity towards the poor until the death of Elzéar in 1323. After the death of her husband, Delphine sold all her possessions for the benefit of the poor and retired first to Naples and then to Cabrières. She finally returned to Apt where her husband had been

The cult that had long been paid to Delphine was confirmed by Pope Urban V, godson of Elzéar. Her feast is kept in the Franciscan Order on 27 November.