Blandina (?-177)
Blandina was a slave woman from the city of Lyons whose legacy is her great love for Christ. She and other fellow Christians faced gruesome...
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Thecla (c.30-?)
Like Lydia from last week, Thecla was also closely associated with the Apostle Paul. According to the 3rd- century text, The Acts of Paul...
Lydia of Thyatira (First century)
Lydia, whom we learn about in Acts 16, was a businesswoman and networker. She was originally from Thyatira but her business selling purple...
Phoebe (First Century)
Phoebe is known to have been wealthy and generous in service. She delivered Paul’s letter to the Romans, where Paul writes, “I...
Priscilla (First Century)
Prisca, often referred to by her diminutive name Priscilla, is mentioned in four books in the New Testament (Rom. 16:3; Acts 18:2, 18, 26;...
Junia (First Century)
Junia’s story is interesting not only for her ministry and legacy, but for how her legacy was passed on through the generations. Paul...
Co-labourers of Paul
Recent studies of early Christianity suggest women played a much more important role than our historical records indicate. What we have...
Lois and Eunice
We would be remiss not to recognize the women who discipled Timothy, the Apostle Paul’s protégé and companion. Lois and Eunice,...
The Woman Who Anointed Jesus
In each of the four gospels, there is a report of a woman who anointed Jesus with expensive perfume (Matt. 26:6-13, Mark 14:3-9, Luke...
Mary Magdalene (c.10 BCE-c.74)
Image by Tony Scherman Essential in our list of women who bore witness to the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus is Mary Magdalene....
Mother Mary (?-c.30)
Image by Hennie Niemann Jnr. Mary’s discipleship arguably begins even before Jesus’ birth when she faithfully responded to God’s...
Our Mothers of the Faith
“Well, we know women have been doing biblical interpretation and theology just as long as men have been.” I heard my seminary professor...