Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer (lit. "Saints Mary of the Sea") is the main town of the Camargue in the south of France. It is a commune of the Bouches-du-Rhône département, by the Mediterranean Sea. Population: 2,230 (50,000+ during the summer holidays).
It is a pilgrimage destination for Roma who gather yearly in the town for a religious festival in honor of Saint Sarah also known as Sara-la-Kali (Sara the black).
The refugees in the boat were: Mary Jacobe, the mother of James and the sister of the Virgin; Mary Salome, the mother of the apostles James Major and John; Lazarus and his two sisters, Mary Magdalene and Martha; St Maximinus; Cedonius, who was born blind and cured and Sarah, the servant of the two Marys.
Marie Salome, Marie Jacobe and Sarah remained in the Camargue, and were later buried in the oratory.
The arrival of the Marys and Lazarus is commemorated by the "navette", a small pastry baked in the shape of the boat (navette) they arrived in.
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