Apphia

A Christian woman in Colosse, possibly the wife or sister of Philemon. The apostle Paul greeted her in his letter to Philemon (Philemon 1:2). According to tradition, she was martyred during Nero’s persecution. On the saints’ calendar of the Greek Orthodox Church, she is honored on November 22.

People and places

Apphia: Recipient of Paul's letter to Philemon