Saint Claudia may refer to: *A Christian of 1st-century Rome, mentioned by

Paul Paul may refer to: *Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) * Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

alongside Eubulus, Pudens and

Linus Linus, a male given name, is the Latin form of the Greek name ''Linos''. It's a common given name in Sweden. The origin of the name is unknown although the name appears in antiquity both as a musician who taught Apollo and as a son of Apollo who di ...

in his '' Second Epistle to Timothy'' 4:21.A. E. Humphreys
''The Epistles to Timothy and Titus with Introduction and Notes''
in J. J. S. Perowne (ser. ed.),

Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges is a biblical commentary set published in parts by Cambridge University Press from 1882 onwards. Anglican bishop John Perowne was the general editor. The first section published was written by theologi ...

(Cambridge University Press, 1895), pp. 203 and 256 (Appendix H. Pudens and Claudia). Nothing is known of her origins or social or marital status, which has led to centuries of speculation, such as that she was:Jerome D. Quinn and William C. Wacker, ''The First and Second Letters to Timothy: A New Translation with Notes and Commentary'' (William B. Eerdmans, 2000), p. 837. :*The mother of Linus. According to the 4th-century '' Apostolic Constitutions'', he was the first bishop of Rome, ordained by Paul and his mother was named Claudia. :* Claudia Rufina, a 1st-century British woman living in Rome, wife of

Aulus Pudens Aulus Pudens was a native of Umbria and a centurion in the Roman army in the late 1st century. He was a friend of the poet Martial, who addressed several of his ''Epigrams'' to him. He has been identified by some with Saint Pudens, an early Roma ...

. Since the 19th century she and her husband have been identified by some as the Claudia and Pudens of ''Second Timothy''. She is usually identified as a daughter either of

Cogidubnus Tiberius Claudius Cogidubnus (or Togidubnus, Togidumnus or similar; see naming difficulties) was a 1st-century king of the Regni or Regnenses tribe in early Roman Britain. Chichester and the nearby Roman villa at Fishbourne, believed by some t ...

Caractacus Caratacus ( Brythonic ''*Caratācos'', Middle Welsh ''Caratawc''; Welsh ''Caradog''; Breton ''Karadeg''; Greek ''Καράτακος''; variants Latin ''Caractacus'', Greek ''Καρτάκης'') was a 1st-century AD British chieftain of the ...

. She is mentioned by Martial, but there is no direct evidence she was even a Christian. *Two

martyr A martyr (, ''mártys'', "witness", or , ''marturia'', stem , ''martyr-'') is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an externa ...

s from the

Diocletianic persecution The Diocletianic or Great Persecution was the last and most severe persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire. In 303, the emperors Diocletian, Maximian, Galerius, and Constantius issued a series of edicts rescinding Christians' legal rig ...

s: :*One of the virgin martyrs of Amisos, burnt at the stake around 300. Their names were Claudia, Alexandra, Euphrasia, Matrona, Juliana, Euphemia, Theodosia and Derphuta with her sister. Their feast day is March 20. :*One of the companions of Theodotus of Ancyra, martyred probably in 303. The other victims were Theodotus' aunt Thecusa and six virgins named Alexandra, Claudia, Phaina, Euphrasia, Matrona and Julitta. The virgins were raped and then drowned in a marsh. Their feast day is May 18.Basil Watkins, ''The Book of Saints'', 8th ed. (Bloomsbury, 2016 921, pp. 713–14.

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