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2. List of Christian women of the early church - Wikipedia

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   Christian martyr and enslaved woman, was executed with Perpetua under Septimius Severus. Imprisoned while pregnant, she prayed for an early delivery to join her companions in martyrdom. Revered for her faith and courage, she is a saint in the Catholic and Orthodox traditions, symbolizing maternal strength and devotion. [15] Cecilia (Saint & Martyr)

3. Women in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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   Catholic lay women were involved in Catholic Arts and Letters in the 20th century, especially in English language literature. Sophie Treadwell was a Mexican-American Catholic laywoman who was both a journalist and a playwright in the first half of the 20th century. She wrote dozens of plays, several novels and serial stories, as well as ...

4. Women in the Bible - Wikipedia

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   According to Old Testament scholar Jerome Creach, some feminist critiques of Judges say the Bible gives tacit approval to violence against women by not speaking out against these acts. [ 56 ] : 14 Frymer-Kensky says leaving moral conclusions to the reader is a recognized method of writing called gapping used in many Bible stories.

5. Paul the Apostle and women - Wikipedia

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   There were women disciples at the foot of the cross. Women were reported to be the first witnesses to the resurrection, chief among them was Mary Magdalene. She was not only "witness", but also called a "messenger" of the risen Christ. [3] St Paul Speaking to The Women of Philippi (Stradanus, 1582)

6. List of women in the Bible - Wikipedia

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   Deborah #2 – Prophetess and the fourth, and the only female, Judge of pre–monarchic Israel in the Old Testament. Judges [41] Delilah – The "woman in the valley of Sorek" who Samson loved. Judges [42] Dinah – Daughter of Jacob, one of the patriarchs of the Israelites and Leah, his first wife. Genesis [43] Dorcas, also known as Tabitha ...

7. Women in Church history - Wikipedia

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   The New Testament of the Bible refers to a number of women in Jesus' inner circle (notably his mother Mary, for whom the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodoxy hold a special place of honour, and St. Mary Magdalene, who discovered the empty tomb of Christ), although the Catholic Church teaches that Christ appointed only male Apostles (from the ...