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Pontius Pilate's wife

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The unnamed wife of Pontius Pilate appears only once in the Gospel of Matthew (27:19), where she intercedes with Pilate on Jesus' behalf. It is uncertain whether Pilate was actually married, although it is likely. In later tradition, she becomes known as Procula (Latin: Procula), Procla (Ancient Greek: Πρόκλα) or Procle and plays a role in various New Testament Apocrypha. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Pontius Pilate's wife has received more than 883,275 page views. Her biography is available in 26 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Pontius Pilate's wife is the 687th most popular religious figure (down from 655th in 2019), the 94th most popular biography from Israel (down from 87th in 2019) and the 41st most popular Israeli Religious Figure.

Pontius Pilate's wife is most famous for being the woman mentioned in the Bible who washes Jesus's feet with her hair and then wipes them with her hair.

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  • 880k

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  • 69.36

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 26

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.02

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.30

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 687 out of 3,187. Before her are Pope Leo V, Twosret, Aloysius Stepinac, Zebedee, Eulalia of Mérida, and Óscar Romero. After her are Fatima al-Fihri, Mordecai, Célestin Freinet, Tarcisio Bertone, Said Nursî, and Abdullah ibn Saba'.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 6, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 3. Before her are John the Apostle, and Nero Julius Caesar. After her is Lucilius Junior. Among people deceased in 100, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 28. Before her are Saint Sarah, Anna the Prophetess, Nicodemus, Herod Agrippa II, Pomponius Mela, and Zebedee. After her are Lydia of Thyatira, Ananias of Damascus, Silas, Valerius Maximus, Cornelius the Centurion, and Mary the Jewess.

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In Israel

Among people born in Israel, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 94 out of 466. Before her are Manasseh (-709), Nicodemus (-50), Abu Nidal (1937), Pope Theodore I (600), Cyril of Jerusalem (313), and Isaac Luria (1534). After her are Ahaziah of Judah (-900), Dan Shechtman (1941), Antigonus II Mattathias (-100), Epiphanius of Salamis (315), Tzipi Livni (1958), and Aaron Ciechanover (1947).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Israel

Among religious figures born in Israel, Pontius Pilate's wife ranks 41. Before her are Penitent thief (-18), Annas (-22), Canaan (null), Nicodemus (-50), Pope Theodore I (600), and Isaac Luria (1534). After her are Epiphanius of Salamis (315), Zephaniah (-701), Philip the Evangelist (100), Al-Tabarani (873), Mariam Baouardy (1846), and Saint Petronilla (50).

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