> << Claudia, matron (first century): the *Apostolic Constitutions*
> state that Claudia was the mother of Pope Linus
> who succeeded St Peter. >>
>
> Possibly the daughter of Emperor Claudius who was,
> I think, disowned by her
> father and disappeared from record? Would be interesting.
Other suggestions....|
1) daughter of the British king Caractacus, who was sent to Rome with
his family in chains when he was defeated by Aulus Plautius. Released by
Emperor Claudius, one of his daughters took the name Claudia, remained
in Rome, was baptized, and is the Claudia mentioned in Saint Paul's
second letter to Timothy (4:21).
2) Another tradition makes her the daughter of Cogidubnus, a British
ally of Claudius, who took the emperor's name.
3) Martial mentions a British lady, Claudia Rufina, and says she was
married to his friend Aulus Pudens, a Roman senator, which would mean
she was the mother of Saints Praxedes and Pudentiana. Another tradition
has this senator the Pudens also mentioned in the same letter of Saint
Paul (2 Timothy 4:21)
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