In
Roman mythology, the
Matronae (
Latin for "important mothers/ladies") were three mothering fertility
goddesses of
peace, children and serenity. The term comes, by
antonomasia[?], from the
noble ladies (called
matronae, in fact); for these, in the early centuries of
Christianity, a restricted area of
churches was reserved named
Matroneum[?] (or, sometimes,
Matroneus[?]).
In Continental Brythonic mythology, Matronae was an alternate spelling for Matres.