Junia Saint

Junia or Junias (Greek: Ιουνια / Ιουνιας, Iounia[s]) was a 1st-century Christian highly regarded and complimented by apostle Paul. Paul possibly refers to Junia as an apostle. The consensus among many Protestants but not Catholcis is that Junia was a woman.Apostle Paul wrote in the Romans 16:7: Salute Andronicus and Junia, my kinsmen, and my fellow prisoners, who are of note among the apostles, who also were in Christ before me. — Romans 16:7 KJV

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Saint

feast day0023-05-17
venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy

Junia on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://books.google.com/books?id=NrPqV9f2OEgC
  2. http://www.godswordtowomen.org/rissjunia.htm