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| Description | Priscilla (/prɪˈsɪlə/; Greek: Πρίσκιλλα, Priskilla or Priscila) and Aquila (/ˈækwɪlə/; Greek: Ἀκύλας, Akylas) were a first century Christian missionary married couple described in the Christian Bible. Aquila is traditionally listed among the Seventy Disciples. They lived, worked, and traveled with the Apostle Paul, who described them as his "fellow workers in Christ Jesus". They are referred to in the Acts of the Apostles, and the letters to Roman, Corinthians, and Timothy. Priscilla and Aquila were tentmakers as was Paul. Priscilla and Aquila had been among the Jews expelled from Rome by the Roman Emperor Claudius in the year 49 as written by Suetonius. They ended up in Corinth. Paul lived with Priscilla and Aquila for approximately 18 months. Then the couple started out to accompany Paul when he proceeded to Syria, but stopped at Ephesus in the Roman province of Asia, now part of modern Turkey. Venerated in Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy, Lutheran Church Feast 8 July (Roman Catholic Church), 13 February (Eastern Orthodoxy), 14 July (other Orthodox Churches commemorate Saint Aquila alone as an Apostle) Patronage Love, Marriage Wikipedia |
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