Aquila (name)

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Aquila is both a given name and a surname. Notable people with the name include:

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Ancient and biblical

Priscilla and Aquila Christian missionary married couple

Priscilla and Aquila were a 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".

Aquilaof Sinope was a translator of the Old Testament into Greek, a proselyte, and disciple of Rabbi Akiva.

Aquila Romanus was a Latin grammarian who flourished in the second half of the 3rd century AD.

Medieval and renaissance

Caspar Aquila German religious reformer

Caspar Aquila, born Johann Kaspar Adler, was a German Lutheran theologian and reformer.

Nicholas de Aquila was a medieval Bishop of Chichester-elect.

Peter of Aquila, O.F.M., (Scotellus) was an Italian Friar Minor, theologian and bishop.

Modern

Aquila Emil was a Papua New Guinean rugby league player who represented Papua New Guinea.

Aquila Berlas Kiani Indian scholar

Aquila Berlas Kiani, also known as Aquila Kiani was a Professor of Sociology and an educator in social work. Born in undivided India, she worked in Pakistan, UK and USA. She served as Chairman of the Department of Sociology at the University of Karachi.

Frank Aquila, formerly a judge of the Provincial Court of Manitoba, was appointed a judge of the Family Division of the Manitoba Court of Queen's Bench on February 29, 2000. He replaced Mr. Justice Mullally, who chose to become a supernumerary judge.

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