Priscilla is an
English
English usually refers to:
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Peoples, culture, and language
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female given name adopted from Latin ''
Prisca
Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin '' Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer.
The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously a ...
'', derived from
''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer.
The name first appears in the
New Testament
The New Testament grc, Ἡ Καινὴ Διαθήκη, transl. ; la, Novum Testamentum. (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. It discusses the teachings and person of Jesus, as well as events in first-century Christ ...
of Christianity variously as
Priscilla
Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin ''Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer.
The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as ...
or Prisca, a female leader in
early Christianity
Early Christianity (up to the First Council of Nicaea in 325) spread from the Levant, across the Roman Empire, and beyond. Originally, this progression was closely connected to already established Jewish centers in the Holy Land and the Jewish ...
.
The name also appears along with
Maximilla
Maximilla was a prophetess and an early advocate of Montanism, a heretical Christian sect founded in the third century A.D. by Montanus. Some scholars believe that Maximilla and Priscilla, another prophet, were actually the co-founders of Montan ...
, as female leaders in the
Montanist
Montanism (), known by its adherents as the New Prophecy, was an early Christian movement of the late 2nd century, later referred to by the name of its founder, Montanus. Montanism held views about the basic tenets of Christian theology simil ...
controversy of the 2nd century AD.
The name appears in English literature in Edmund Spenser's ''
The Faerie Queene
''The Faerie Queene'' is an English epic poem by Edmund Spenser. Books IIII were first published in 1590, then republished in 1596 together with books IVVI. ''The Faerie Queene'' is notable for its form: at over 36,000 lines and over 4,000 sta ...
''(1596), and was adopted as an English name by the
Puritans
The Puritans were English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries who sought to purify the Church of England of Roman Catholic practices, maintaining that the Church of England had not been fully reformed and should become more Protestant. P ...
in the 17th century.
Notable people and characters with the name include:
People
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Priscilla
Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin ''Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer.
The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as ...
, an early Christian of the New Testament and companion to Paul the Apostle
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Priscilla
Priscilla is an English female given name adopted from Latin ''Prisca'', derived from ''priscus''. One suggestion is that it is intended to bestow long life on the bearer.
The name first appears in the New Testament of Christianity variously as ...
and Maximilla, charismatic prophets of the 2nd century Montanist movement
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Priscilla (Brazilian singer)
Priscilla Florencio (born April 9) is a Brazilian singer, songwriter and dancer. She made her US debut in 2013 with the video premiere of her first single "See U On The Dance Floor".
The video was choreographed by Dionne “Loca De Jamaica” R ...
(born 1990), Brazilian singer and songwriter
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Priscilla Ahn
Priscilla Ahn (born Priscilla Natalie Hartranft; March 9, 1984) is an American singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. She released her single "Dream" from her debut album, '' A Good Day'', produced by Joey Waronker for EMI's Blue Note Reco ...
, American singer
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Priscilla Alden
Priscilla Alden (, ) was a noted member of Massachusetts's Plymouth Colony of Pilgrims (Plymouth Colony), Pilgrims and the wife of fellow colonist John Alden (1687). They married in 1621 in Plymouth.
Biography
Priscilla was most likely born in ...
(c. 1602 – c. 1680), member of Massachusetts Bay Colony, wife of John Alden
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Priscilla Barnes
Priscilla Anne Barnes (born December 7, 1952) is an American actress.["Priscilla Barnes"](_blank)
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(born 1954), American actress
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Priscilla Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby
Priscilla Barbara Elizabeth Bertie, 21st Baroness Willoughby de Eresby (16 February 1761 – 29 December 1828), known before 1780 as Lady Priscilla Bertie, was a daughter of the Peregrine Bertie, 3rd Duke of Ancaster and Kesteven, and Mary Pant ...
(1761–1828), British noble
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Priscilla Betti
Priscilla Betti (real name: Préscillia Betti; born August 2, 1989 in Nice), formerly known as simply Priscilla, is a French singer, dancer and actress. She released her first single at the age of 12, and has released five albums. In 2008–20 ...
(born 1989), French singer and actress
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Priscilla Block
Priscilla Block (born August 11, 1995) is an American country music singer–songwriter. Upon graduating high school, she moved to Nashville, Tennessee to pursue a career in the country industry. In 2020, Block wrote and recorded a song that appe ...
, American singer
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Priscilla Braislin
Priscilla Harris Braislin Merrick (July 1838 – December 15, 1888) was the first mathematics professor at Vassar College.
Early life
Braislin was originally from Burlington, New Jersey,
the eldest of six children. Her father was Catholic and he ...
(1838–1888), American mathematician
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Priscilla Chan
Priscilla Chan (born February 24, 1985) is an American philanthropist and a former pediatrician. She and her husband, Mark Zuckerberg, a co-founder and CEO of Meta Platforms, established the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in December 2015, with a p ...
(born 1985), American philanthropist, wife of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg
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Priscilla Chan Wai-Han
Priscilla Chan Wai-han (; born 28 July 1965) is a Hong Kong-based veteran pop singer who focuses on the genre of Cantopop. She is renowned for her contralto singing voice, and her maturely clear, technically skilled and emotion-rich vocals.
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(born 1965), singer from Hong Kong
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Priscilla Dean
Priscilla Dean (November 25, 1896 – December 27, 1987) was an American actress popular in silent film as well as in theatre, with a career spanning two decades.
Biography
She was born on November 25, 1896 in Manhattan, New York City to an activ ...
(1896–1987), American actress
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Priscilla Diaz (MISSPSTAR/P-Star) (born 1994), American rapper, singer and actress
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Priscilla Garita
Priscilla Garita (born March 14, 1968) is an American actress, best known for her role as Gabi Martinez in NBC soap opera '' Sunset Beach''.
Life and career
Garita was born in New York City. She is of Costa Rican descent. In 1993 she made her so ...
(born 1968), American actress
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Priscilla Hill
Priscilla Hill-Wampler (born October 4, 1961) is an American figure skating coach and former competitor. She is a two-time U.S. national medalist (silver in 1981, bronze in 1978) and finished within the top ten at two World Championships. She won ...
(born 1960), American retired figure skater
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Priscilla Horton
Priscilla Horton, later Priscilla German Reed (2 January 1818 – 18 March 1895), was an English singer and actress, known for her role as Ariel in W. C. Macready's production of ''The Tempest'' in 1838 and "fairy" Victorian burlesque, burlesque ...
(1818–1895), English singer and actress
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Priscilla Kemble
Priscilla Kemble (née Hopkins; 1756 – May 1845) was an English actress. The English actor John Philip Kemble was her third and last husband.
Family
Kemble was born Priscilla Hopkins in 1756, the daughter of a prompter named Hopkins, who was e ...
(1756–1845), English actress
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Priscilla Lane
Priscilla Lane (born Priscilla Mullican, June 12, 1915 – April 4, 1995) was an American actress, and the youngest sibling in the Lane Sisters of singers and actresses. She is best remembered for her roles in the films ''The Roaring Twenties'' ...
(1915–1995), of the singing
Lane Sisters
The Lane Sisters were a family of American singers and actresses. The sisters were Leota Lane (October 25, 1903 – July 25, 1963), Lola Lane (May 21, 1906 – June 22, 1981), Rosemary Lane (April 4, 1913 – November 25, 1974) and Priscilla ...
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Priscilla Leung
Priscilla Leung Mei-fun (; born 18 November 1960, Hong Kong) is a barrister and Hong Kong Legislative Councillor, representing the Election Committee since 2022. She previously represented the Kowloon West constituency from 2008 to 2021. She ...
(born 1961), Hong Kong legislator, barrister and associate professor
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Priscilla Lopes-Schliep
Priscilla Lopes-Schliep (born 26 August 1982) is a Canadian retired hurdler in track and field athletic competition. She was born in Scarborough, Ontario, and currently lives in Whitby.
Personal
Born in Scarborough, Ontario, Lopes-Schliep's h ...
(born 1982), Canadian track and field hurdler
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Priscilla Lopez
Priscilla Lopez (born February 26, 1948) is an American singer, dancer, and actress. She is perhaps best known for creating the role of Diana Morales in ''A Chorus Line''. She has had the distinction of appearing in two Broadway landmarks: one o ...
(born 1948), American singer, dancer and actress
* Priscilla Maria Veronica White (1943–2015), known professionally as
Cilla Black
Priscilla Maria Veronica White (27 May 1943 – 1 August 2015), better known as Cilla Black, was an English singer, actress and television presenter.
Championed by her friends the Beatles, Black began her career as a singer in 1963. Her ...
, British singer, television presenter, actress and author
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Priscilla Meirelles
Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida-Estrada (born 5 September 1983) is a Brazilian model, host, actress, environmentalist and beauty queen. She won the Miss Earth 2004 pageant held in the Philippines. She also won the Miss Globe 2003 pageant. Meirell ...
(born 1983), Brazilian model, host, actress, environmentalist, and beauty queen
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Priscilla Morgan
Priscilla Morgan (born 14 January 1934) is a British actress who appeared in British TV series such as ''Rooms'' (1977) and ''Pride and Prejudice'' (1980) and '' My Old Man'', and movies such as ''Separate Tables'' (1958), ''On the Fiddle'' (1961 ...
(born 1934), British actress
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Priscilla Nzimiro
Ada Priscilla Nzimiro (30 April 1923 – 22 March 1951) was a trained medical doctor with family roots in Oguta, in present-day Imo State. She attended the University of Glasgow and earned her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MB ChB) ...
(born 1923), physician from Nigeria
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Priscilla Owen
Priscilla Richman (formerly Priscilla Richman Owen) (born October 4, 1954) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as the chief United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She was previously a justice ...
(born 1954), United States federal judge for the Fifth Circuit
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Priscilla Pitts
Priscilla Pitts is a New Zealand writer and art curator.
Biography
Pitts was educated at the University of Auckland, gaining an MA in English and Art History.
In the 1980s, Pitts co-founded the magazine ''Antic,'' which focused on literature a ...
, New Zealand writer and art curator
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Priscilla Pointer
Priscilla Marie Pointer (born May 18, 1924) is an American retired actress. She began her career in the theater in the late 1940's, including productions on Broadway. Later, Pointer moved to Hollywood and making appearances on television in the ...
(born 1924), American actress and mother of actress Amy Irving
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Priscilla Presley
Priscilla Ann Presley ( Wagner, changed by adoption to Beaulieu; born May 24, 1945) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the former wife of American singer Elvis Presley, as well as co-founder and former chairwoman of Elvis Presley ...
(born 1945), American actress and businesswoman and ex-wife of Elvis Presley
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Priscilla Shirer
Priscilla Shirer (born December 31, 1974) is an American author, motivational speaker, actress, and Christian media personality, and evangelist. Her father is Dallas mega-church pastor Tony Evans and her brother is musician Anthony Evans. Retr ...
(born 1974), American author, motivational speaker, actress, Christian evangelist
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Priscilla J. Smith
Priscilla J. Smith is an American attorney and professor, notable for her advocacy for reproductive rights in the United States. She is currently employed as a Clinical Lecturer and Program Director for the Study of Reproductive Justice at The ...
, American lawyer and activist
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Priscilla Taylor American model and actress
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Priscilla Cooper Tyler
Elizabeth Priscilla Cooper Tyler (June 14, 1816 – December 29, 1889) was the daughter-in-law of John Tyler, the tenth president of the United States. She served as official White House hostess and first lady of the United States from September ...
(1816–1889), acting First Lady of the United States, daughter-in-law of President John Tyler
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Priscilla Wakefield
Priscilla Wakefield, ''nee'' Priscilla Bell (31 January 1751 – 12 September 1832) was an English Quaker philanthropist. Her writings cover feminist economics and scientific subjects and include children's non-fiction.Ann B. Shteir, "Wakefield ...
(1751–1832), English Quaker educational writer and philanthropist
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Priscilla Welch
Priscilla June Welch (born 22 November 1944) is a British retired marathon runner. She twice broke the British record for the marathon, with 2:28:54 when finishing sixth at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and 2:26:51 when finishing second at the 1 ...
(born 1944), British marathon runner
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Priscilla Wong
Priscilla Wong Tsui-yu (; born 23 October 1981) is a Hong Kong actress and television host. Wong made her debut in 2003, anchoring i-Cable entertainment news program before signing with TVB in 2012 as an actress.
Early life
Priscilla Wong was the ...
(born 1981), Hong Kong television actress and host
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Priscilla Young (1925–2006), English social worker
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Prisilla Rivera
Prisilla Altagracia Rivera Brens (born December 29, 1984, in Santo Domingo) is a volleyball player from the Dominican Republic.
Career 2000-2001
Rivera debuted in 2000 at the Nacional District Superior Tournament with Los Prados, being elected ...
(born 1984), volleyball player from the Dominican Republic
Fictional characters
* ''
The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert
''The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' is a 1994 Australian road comedy film written and directed by Stephan Elliott. The plot follows two drag queens, played by Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce, and a transgender woman, played by Tere ...
'', 1994 comedy-drama film
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''Priscilla, Queen of the Desert'' (musical), musical of the 1994 film with the same name
* ''
Priscilla: The Hidden Life of an Englishwoman in Wartime France'', a 2013 book by Nicholas Shakespeare
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Priscilla "Pris" Stratton, a
replicant
A replicant is a fictional bioengineered humanoid featured in the 1982 film ''Blade Runner'' and the 2017 sequel '' Blade Runner 2049'' which is physically indistinguishable from an adult human and often possesses superhuman strength and intel ...
character from the 1982 film ''
Blade Runner
''Blade Runner'' is a 1982 science fiction film directed by Ridley Scott, and written by Hampton Fancher and David Peoples. Starring Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young, and Edward James Olmos, it is an adaptation of Philip K. Dick' ...
''
* Priscilla, character from the film 1981 miniseries ''
Peter and Paul''
* Priscilla, a sweet cactus mouse or aye-aye in the 2011 computer-animated action comedy film ''
Rango''
* Priscilla Mullins, a main character in the 1979 film ''
Mayflower: The Pilgrims' Adventure''
* Priscilla White, the main character in the 2009 comedy film ''
American Virgin''
* Priscilla, character in the 2008 martial arts film ''
Chocolate
Chocolate is a food made from roasted and ground cacao seed kernels that is available as a liquid, solid, or paste, either on its own or as a flavoring agent in other foods. Cacao has been consumed in some form since at least the Olmec civ ...
''
* Priscilla Stasna, a main character in the American sitcom ''
The King of Queens
''The King of Queens'' is an American television sitcom that ran on CBS from September 21, 1998, to May 14, 2007, a total of nine seasons and 207 episodes. The series was created by Michael J. Weithorn and David Litt, who also served as the show ...
''
* Priscilla, character in the 1993 film ''
Bank Robber
Bank robbery is the criminal act of stealing from a bank, specifically while bank employees and customers are subjected to force, violence, or a threat of violence. This refers to robbery of a bank Branch (banking), branch or Bank teller, tell ...
''
* Priscilla Kitaen, real name of
Voodoo
Voodoo may refer to:
Religions
* African or West African Vodun, practiced by Gbe-speaking ethnic groups
* African diaspora religions, a list of related religions sometimes called Vodou/Voodoo
** Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodu ...
, a comic book character appearing in
Wildstorm
Wildstorm Productions, (stylized as WildStorm), is an American comic book imprint. Originally founded as an independent company established by Jim Lee under the name "Aegis Entertainment" and expanded in subsequent years by other creators, Wilds ...
and
DC Comics
DC Comics, Inc. (doing business as DC) is an American comic book publisher and the flagship unit of DC Entertainment, a subsidiary of Warner Bros. Discovery.
DC Comics is one of the largest and oldest American comic book companies, with thei ...
.
* Priscilla Lapham, a main character in the 1957 film ''
Johnny Tremain
''Johnny Tremain'' is a work of historical fiction written in 1943 by Esther Forbes that is set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution. Intended for teen-aged readers, the novel's themes include apprenticeship, co ...
''
* Priscilla Pig, Bob Cratchit's father in the 2006 animated comedy film ''
Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas
''Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas'' (also known as ''Looney Tunes: Bah Humduck'') is a 2006 animated direct-to-DVD Christmas comedy film starring the Looney Tunes characters, directed by Charles Visser, produced by Warner Bros. Animation an ...
''
* Constable Priscilla Smith 'Smithy', a main character in the 2010 Australian television police drama ''
Cops L.A.C.
''Cops L.A.C.'' (''Cops: Local Area Command'') is a 2010 Australian television police drama, which screened on the Nine Network. The series followed the work of officers at the Seaview Local Area Command, a fictitious police response area of th ...
''
* Priscilla Maine, New York society member in the 1920 silent drama film ''
The Dark Mirror''
* Priscilla P, was a member of the " Happiness Patrol on Terra Alpha" in the second serial of the television series ''
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the u ...
''
* Priscilla, a character in
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne (July 4, 1804 – May 19, 1864) was an American novelist and short story writer. His works often focus on history, morality, and religion.
He was born in 1804 in Salem, Massachusetts, from a family long associated with that t ...
's 1852 novel ''
The Blithedale Romance
''The Blithedale Romance'' (1852) is a novel by American author Nathaniel Hawthorne. It is the third major "romance", as he called the form. Its setting is a utopian farming commune based on Brook Farm, of which Hawthorne was a founding member and ...
''
* Priscilla, an antagonist in
Norihiro Yagi
is a Japanese manga writer and artist from Okinawa Prefecture. He started making manga in 1990.
Norihiro Yagi is a successful manga artist, having won the 32nd Akatsuka Award for his very first work: ''Undeadman''. ''Undeadman'' appeared in ' ...
's dark fantasy manga, ''
Claymore
A claymore (; from gd, claidheamh- mòr, "great sword") is either the Scottish variant of the late medieval two-handed sword or the Scottish variant of the basket-hilted sword. The former is characterised as having a cross hilt of forward-sl ...
''
* Priscilla, a romantic poet and bard in an action fantasy role-playing video game ''
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt''.
* Crossbreed Priscilla, a character in an action fantasy role-playing video game ''
Dark Souls
is a series of action role-playing games created by Hidetaka Miyazaki of FromSoftware and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment. The series began with the release of ''Dark Souls'' (2011) and has seen two sequels, ''Dark Souls II'' (2014) a ...
''.
* Priscilla, a Simon Kidgits character developed by
Simon Brand Ventures
* Priscilla Barielle, a character from the light novel/anime series ''
Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World''·
Prisca
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Prisca (empress)
Prisca (died 315) was the Empress of Rome (286–305) and wife of Emperor Diocletian.
Nothing is known of her family background.
According to the Latin writer Lactantius, Prisca and her daughter Valeria were "forced to be polluted" by sacrifi ...
(d. 315), Roman empress, wife of Diocletian and mother of Galeria Valeria
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Prisca (Prophet) Prisca, often written in the diminutive form Priscilla, was a 2nd-century A.D. foundational leader and prophet of the religious movement known today as Montanism based in the Phrygian towns of Pepuza and Tymion. She, along with the prophets Mont ...
(late 2nd century), founding leader and prophet of Montanism
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Saint Prisca
Prisca was a young Ancient Rome, Roman woman allegedly tortured and executed for her Christianity, Christian faith. The dates of her birth and death are unknown. She is revered as a saint and Christian martyr, martyr in Eastern Orthodox Church, Eas ...
(late 1st century), Roman Catholic martyr and saint
See also
*
List of biblical names
Names play a variety of roles in the Bible. They sometimes relate to the nominee's role in a biblical narrative, as in the case of Nabal, a foolish man whose name means "fool". Names in the Bible can represent human hopes, divine revelations, o ...
References
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