Protonice
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Protonice; PROTONICE
identifier: http://syriaca.org/person/1419
identifier: 355
In hagiography: Protonike was purportedly the wife of the emperor Claudius. Her legend was interpolated into The Teaching of Addai. She travelled to Jerusalem, converted to Christianity, and discovered the true cross.
floruit: 50
female
state: Saint
Saints Syriaques PROTONICE 355
J. Leroy Manuscrits syriaques de peintures I 360-61
S. Reid Zur frühen Protonike und Kyriakoslegende Analecta Bollandiana 73-108
Fiey Saintes femmes
J.M. Fiey BSO II 858
Segal Edessa 69-72