1st-century Christian female saints

mother of Jesus Christ

follower of Jesus (-100)

mother of John the Baptist and the wife of Zacharias/Zachary, according to the Gospel of Luke

Martha (Aramaic: מָרְתָא‎) is a biblical figure described in the Gospels of Luke and John. Together with her siblings Lazarus and Mary of Bethany, she is described as living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem and witnessing Jesus resurrecting her brother, Lazarus.

Christian saint

Mother of John and Jacob

Thecla (, ) was a saint of the early Christian Church, and a reported follower of Paul the Apostle. The earliest record of her life comes from the ancient apocryphal Acts of Paul and Thecla.

figure described in the Gospel of John; sister of Lazarus and Martha, living in the village of Bethany near Jerusalem

late Roman Christian missionary married couple

one of the women present at the crucifixion of Jesus

ancient Roman woman and saint

woman mentioned in the New Testament, regarded as first documented convert to Christianity in Europe (Acts of the Apostles)

Dorcas (), or Tabitha (), was an early disciple of Jesus mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles (, see discussion here). She lived in the port city of Joppa, today absorbed by Tel Aviv. Acts describes her as being known for her "good works and acts of mercy", sewing clothes for the poor. When she died, the widows of her community mourned her and sent urgently for Peter (), who was in nearby Lydda. As evidence of her charity, they showed him some of the clothes she had sewn, and according to the biblical account he raised her from the dead.

Christian woman mentioned by the Apostle Paul in Romans 16:1

Roman Catholic saint

Saint of Holy land

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disciple of Jesus (Gospel of Luke)

Roman saint

Greek saint (Acts of the Apostles)

Christian folk saint virgin from "Asiatic Ethiopia"

mother of James (the Less) and Joseph

Christian martyr

Eastern Orthodox saints

Plautilla (d. c. 67) is a name attached in late antique and medieval tradition to a pious Roman matron associated with the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul. In apocryphal narratives and later retellings, she encounters Paul as he is led to execution outside the city and lends him her veil so he may blindfold himself; after his beheading, the veil is miraculously returned to her.