Claudia Procula

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The wife of Pontius Pilate, Procula, in a later date, she acquires the name Claudia Procula.

A Roman woman and saint who was given special permission to accompany her husband, Pontius Pilate. She appears only once in the Gospel of Matthew 27, where she intercedes with Pilate on Jesus' behalf.

She is considered a saint by the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Eastern Catholic Church, the Coptic Church, and the Ethiopian Church.

She appears in the Gospel of Nicodemus (5th c.) and the chronicle of John Malalas a century later.

Claudia Procula was said to be a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty as the illegitimate daughter of Caesar Augustus's daughter Julia the Elder.

Julia had been married to Tiberius, but he divorced and exiled her due to her the claim of scandalous lifestyle. While in exile, Julia gave birth to Claudia Procula. It is believed she was legitimized by Tiberius after Julia's death. And remainder her favorite of Tiberius.




&Claudia Procula was a member of the Julio-Claudian dynasty,[11] the illegitimate daughter of Caesar Augustus's daughter Julia the Elder. Julia had been married to Tiberius, but he divorced and exiled her due to her immoderate lifestyle. While in exile, Julia gave birth to Claudia Procula, who was legitimized by Tiberius after Julia's death.[1