Plautilla | |
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 Plautilla winding her vail around Paul in The Martyrdom of Saint Paul by Peter Paul Rubens | |
| Died | 67 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church [1] |
| Feast | 20 May |
Plautilla (died 67 AD) was an early Christian saint, a Roman widow who was by some accounts baptized by Saint Peter and saw the martyrdom of Saint Paul. [2] [3]
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