Hermione of Ephesus
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Saint Hermione of Ephesus (died 117 AD) is a 2nd century Christian
martyr
venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. She was the daughter of Saint Philip the Deacon. She was killed during the persecutions of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan
. In the Acts of the Apostles
, Hermione is called a prophet
ess.
Christian
A Christian is a person who adheres to Christianity, an Abrahamic, monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as recorded in the Canonical gospels and the letters of the New Testament...
martyr
Martyr
A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce, or accept, a belief or cause, usually religious.-Meaning:...
venerated by the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox churches. She was the daughter of Saint Philip the Deacon. She was killed during the persecutions of Christians under the Roman emperor Trajan
Trajan
Trajan , was Roman Emperor from 98 to 117 AD. Born into a non-patrician family in the province of Hispania Baetica, in Spain Trajan rose to prominence during the reign of emperor Domitian. Serving as a legatus legionis in Hispania Tarraconensis, in Spain, in 89 Trajan supported the emperor against...
. In the Acts of the Apostles
Acts of the Apostles
The Acts of the Apostles , usually referred to simply as Acts, is the fifth book of the New Testament; Acts outlines the history of the Apostolic Age...
, Hermione is called a prophet
Prophet
In religion, a prophet, from the Greek word προφήτης profitis meaning "foreteller", is an individual who is claimed to have been contacted by the supernatural or the divine, and serves as an intermediary with humanity, delivering this newfound knowledge from the supernatural entity to other people...
ess.