Daughter of Herod Agrippa I, and the first wife of Azizus, King of Emesa. After a short time she left Azizus to marry Claudius Felix, governor of Judea. It was before them that Saint Paul appeared to give testimony of the religion of Christ. Her unedifying career gives meaning to the words of Paul when he spoke with force on justice, chastity, and the last judgment (Acts 24).
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