In an earlier post, I identified the Judean princess Berenice as the original of Saint Veronica. “Veronica” was early and firmly identified with Roman Christianity, that is, the Roman congregation of Mark and Flavia Domitilla. It is logical that Berenice, a Judean princess living in Rome and former lover of the emperor Titus, had participated…
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The origin of Saint Veronica: Berenice, Judean princess
Summary In this post I speculate that the origin of the early Christian saint Veronica was the real-life Berenice, Judean princess and mistress/fiancée to Titus Flavius Vespasianus. I suggest that in the 80s CE, after Titus’s death, Berenice became a member of the Roman congregation of Mark and Flavia Domitilla. I suggest that for many…
What was the origin of Mark’s congregation?
This post presents my thoughts about the origin of the Roman congregation. It’s entirely top-of-my-head speculation, but of interest—I hope—because I’ve spent several years immersed in the Gospel of Mark and its adjacent texts. My thoughts on the origin of Mark’s congregation are consistent with the picture I paint in The Two Gospels of Mark:…