Remembering Theosebia of Nyssa
Theosebia was the biological and spiritual sister of Gregory of Nyssa. Surviving sources show that she was deeply loved and admired.
January 10, 2022
4 Comments
Menu
Category: Early Church Women
Salome: Follower of Jesus and Myrrh Bearer
Salome was a follower of Jesus, a witness of his crucifixion and empty tomb. She is mentioned twice in the Bible but many more times in other early church documents.
July 30, 2021
4 Comments
Atto of Vercelli on Female Priests in the Early Church
Atto, bishop of Vercelli in the 900s, saw in church tradition that women had led churches and were presbyters (priests or elders). He did not think this was a bad thing.
June 30, 2020
12 Comments
Olympias: Deaconess and Chrysostom’s Friend
Olympias renounced her aristocratic lifestyle to serve the church. She was an ordained deaconess and Chrysostom’s dear friend.
July 25, 2019
18 Comments
Marcella of Rome: Academic and Ascetic
Marcella of Rome (325–410), friend of Jerome, dedicated herself and her considerable talents and resources to serving the church and helping the poor. Here’s some information about this remarkable woman.
February 1, 2019
2 Comments
3 Legendary Ladies: Judith, Thecla, and Catherine of Alexandria
Judith, Thecla, and Catherine of Alexandria are three heroines whose stories of conviction and courage are part of our history and heritage.
May 7, 2018
9 Comments
The Roman woman who instructed her husband in the Faith
Here are a couple of lines from the Acts of Peter about Candida, a woman who instructed her husband in the faith in the first century.
June 9, 2016
4 Comments
The Church at Smyrna and her Women (Part 2)
This is the second part of a two-part series which looks at the women in the church at Smyrna in the post-apostolic period. This article focuses on Gavia.
April 22, 2016
4 Comments
The Church at Smyrna and her Women (Part 1)
In Christian writings known as the Apostolic Fathers, we discover that women were active in ministry in the church at Smyrna. Part 1 looks at Alke (or Alce) of Smyrna.
April 21, 2016
2 Comments
Theonoe and Myrte: Prophetesses in Corinth
Several ancient documents show that women were prominent ministers in the early church. Two such documents mention Theonoe and Myrte, prophetesses in the church at Corinth.
December 15, 2015
2 Comments
(6) Phoebe: Deacon of the Church in Cenchrea
In Part 6 we look at more evidence that deacons in the apostolic and post-apostolic period were travelling envoys and agents, and that some were teachers.
November 25, 2014
No Comments
Female Martyrs and their Ministry in the Early Church
Female martyrs in the early church, such as Blandina and Perpetua, “conformed themselves to Christ, even in death.”
May 2, 2014
1 Comment
Believing Wives and Female Co-workers of the Apostles
Does Paul refer to wives of apostles or female coworkers of apostles in 1 Corinthians 9:5? Was their role companionship or teaching Christian doctrine?
February 14, 2014
2 Comments
Nino of Georgia: A Woman Evangelist “Equal to the Apostles”
Nino brought Christianity to Iberia (Georgia) back in the 300s and is regarded as “Equal to the Apostles” by the Orthodox Church.
January 14, 2012
8 Comments
Subscribe to Marg's Blog
Join Marg's Patreon
Would you like to support my ministry of encouraging mutuality and equality between men and women in the church and in marriage?
Categories
- 1 Corinthians 11:2–16
- 1 Corinthians 14:34–35
- 1 Peter
- 1 Peter 3:1–7
- 1 Timothy 2:12
- 1 Timothy 3
- All Posts on Equality
- Becoming a Christian
- Bible Study Notes
- Bible Translation and Interpretation
- Bible Women
- Book Reviews
- Christian Living
- Christian Theology
- Christology
- Church History
- Early Church Women
- Early Jewish History
- Ephesians 5
- Equality in Marriage
- Equality in Ministry
- Gender in Genesis 1–3
- General
- Greco-Roman Culture
- Jesus and Women
- John's Gospel: Chs 1–10
- Junia
- Lessons from Philippians
- Paul and Women
- Phoebe
- Priscilla
- Salvation and Eternal Life
- Submission
- The "Difficult" Passages
- The Holy Spirit
- Titus 2
- Women in Ministry
- Worship and Prayer