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So who is this Saint Sarah?

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About St. Sarah - Patron Saint Article - Catholic Saint Medals

Saint Sarah's first appearance stems from Vincent Philippon's book The Legend of the Saintes-Maries, written in ² In this record of an older oral tradition she is the Egyptian servant of three Maries, Mary Magdalene and two other women who came to Jesus' tomb the morning of his resurrection, carrying spices for anointing the dead.

The people of Provence call them Marie Jacobé and Marie Salomé, though Mark the evangelist calls them Salome and Mary the mother of James. Vincent Philippon portrays Sarah as a charitable woman, who helped people by collecting alms. This activity led to the popular belief that she was a Gypsy. 

A much earlier medieval legend recounts the story of the "three Maries" without mentioning Sarah.

It speaks of the first Jewish persecution of Christians. At that time our three ladies along with Martha and Lazarus of Bethanie were condemned to what seemed St. Marie Amandine: The Laughing Missionary – Mission Priest WIVE