Editing Priscilla and Aquila (section)

{{short description|1st century Christian missionary married couple}}
{{Infobox saint
| honorific_prefix = [[Saints]]
| name = Aquila and Priscilla of Rome
| image = Sint-Paulus bij de heiligen Aquila en Priscilla, onbekend, schilderij, Museum Plantin-Moretus (Antwerpen) - MPM V IV 118 (cropped).jpg
| alt = 
| caption = Detail from ''Paul staying in the house of Saints Aquila and Priscilla'' by [[Jan van de Venne]], 17th cent.
| titles = Holy Couple and [[Martyrs]]
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| birth_date = Unknown
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| death_place = Rome
| venerated_in = {{plainlist|
*[[Catholic Church]]
*[[Anglican Communion]]
*[[Eastern Orthodoxy]]
*[[Oriental Orthodoxy]]
*[[Lutheran Church]]
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| canonized_date = [[Pre-Congregation]]
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| feast_day ={{plainlist|
* 8 July (Catholic Church, Anglican Communion)
* 13 February (Eastern Orthodoxy)
* 14 July (other Orthodox Churches commemorate Saint Aquila alone as an Apostle)
}}
| attributes = Crown of Martyrdom<br />Martyr's palm<br />Cross
| patronage = {{plainlist|
*[[Love]]
*[[Marriage]]}}
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'''Priscilla'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|p|r|ɪ|ˈ|s|ɪ|l|ə}}; {{Langx|el|Πρίσκιλλα|Priskilla}}}} and '''Aquila'''{{efn|{{IPAc-en|ˈ|æ|k|w|ɪ|l|ə}}; {{Langx|el|Ἀκύλας|Akylas}}}} were a [[Christianity in the 1st century|first-century]] [[Christian missionary]] married couple described in the [[New Testament]]. Aquila is traditionally listed among the [[Seventy Disciples]]. They lived, worked, and traveled with the [[Apostle Paul]], who described them as his "fellow workers in Christ Jesus" ({{Bibleref2|Romans|16:3|NASB}}).<ref name="Keller">Keller, Marie Noël. ''Priscilla and Aquila: Paul's Coworkers in Christ Jesus.'' Liturgical Press, 2010. {{ISBN|978-0-8146-5284-8}}.</ref>

Priscilla and Aquila are described in the New Testament as providing a presence that strengthened the [[early Christian churches]]. Paul was generous in his recognition and acknowledgment of his indebtedness to them ({{Bibleref2|Romans|16:3–4|NIV}}). Together, they are credited with instructing [[Apollos]], a major evangelist of the first century, and "[explaining] to him the way of God more accurately" ({{Bibleref2|Acts|18:26}}).

It is thought by some to be possible, in light of her apparent prominence, that Priscilla held the office of [[presbyter]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Torrance |first1=Thomas F. |title=The Ministry of Women: An Argument for the Ordination of Women |url=http://www.forwardministryonline.com/links/ordinationofwomen/womenpriestsinantiquity.htm |website=Forward Ministry |access-date=19 June 2019}}</ref> She also is thought by some to be the anonymous author of the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]].<ref name=Hoppin>Hoppin, Ruth. ''Priscilla's Letter: Finding the Author of the Epistle to the Hebrews.'' Lost Coast Press, 2000. {{ISBN|1-882897-50-1}}</ref>