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Prisca , in the New Testament, wife of Aquila .

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church | 2000 | | © The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church 2000, originally published by Oxford University Press 2000. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

Prisca. The name given to a Latin translation of the canons of certain Greek Councils, including those of Nicaea and Chalcedon. It almost certainly dates from the 5th cent.

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Prisca, St a Roman lady of the early centuries, traditionally venerated as a martyr; she is sometimes shown with two lions, who according to her Acts refused to attack her. Her feast day is 18 January.

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