Saint Priscilla the Tent Maker

detail of a stained glass window of Saints Aquila and Priscilla, date and artist unknown; swiped from Santi e BeatiAlso known as

  • Prisca

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First century Jewish tent-maker. Married to Saint Aquila. Convert to Christianity. Entertained Saint Paul in Corinth and Ephesus. While they lived in Rome, Italy, their house was used as a church. Mentioned in Acts 18; Romans 16; 1 Corinthians 16; and 2 Timothy 4. Martyr.

Died

Canonized

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  • “Saint Priscilla the Tent Maker“. CatholicSaints.Info. 13 January 2022. Web. 28 April 2024. <>