Plautilla
legendary Roman woman who gave a veil to Paul the Apostle upon his martyrdom
d. c. 67
Plautilla is a name attached in late antique and medieval tradition to a pious Roman matron associated with the martyrdom of the Apostle Paul. In apocryphal narratives and later retellings, she encounters Paul as he is led to execution outside the city and lends him her veil so he may blindfold himself; after his beheading, the veil is miraculously returned to her.
Related people
- Titus Flavius Sabinus child of · traditional
- Gnaeus Arulenus Caelius Sabinus sibling of · traditional
- Titus Flavius Sabinus sibling of · traditional
- Flavia Sabina sibling of · traditional
How we know
Recorded as a historical figure.
Also recorded as
- Plautilla possibly same