Claudia

Pontius Pilate’s wife, also named Claudia Procula or Procia, is mentioned in the Gospel of Matthew (27:19) as well as several times in the Apocryphal Gospels. It is considered probable that she was at his side in Judea when he was a governor (26-36/37 CE) during the reign of emperor Tiberius. She is revered in the Eastern churches and despised in the Western churches.

She had a dream and believed Jesus to be innocent and tried to persuade her husband to prevent the crucifixion of Jesus.

The dream of Pilate's wife / Gustave Doré

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