a deaconess of the port of Corinth, called Cenchrea. St. Paul had
a particular esteem for this holy woman; and Theodoret thinks the
Apostle lodged at her house for some time, while he continued in or near
Corinth. It is thought she carried the epistle to Rome, which he wrote
to the church of that city, in which she is so highly commended, Rom.
xvi, 1, 2. It is thought that, in quality of deaconess, she was employed
by the church in some ministrations suitable to her sex and condition;
as to visit and instruct the Christian women, and attend them in their
sickness, and distribute alms to them in their necessities.
a particular esteem for this holy woman; and Theodoret thinks the
Apostle lodged at her house for some time, while he continued in or near
Corinth. It is thought she carried the epistle to Rome, which he wrote
to the church of that city, in which she is so highly commended, Rom.
xvi, 1, 2. It is thought that, in quality of deaconess, she was employed
by the church in some ministrations suitable to her sex and condition;
as to visit and instruct the Christian women, and attend them in their
sickness, and distribute alms to them in their necessities.