Flavia Domitilla
member of the Flavian dynasty, wife of Clemens
Feast: 7 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Flavia Domitilla, of the imperial family, lived at the end of the first century and was married to the consul Titus Flavius Clemens. Accused of 'atheism' and Jewish customs, charges which meant they had become Christians, Clemens was put to death and Domitilla banished to the island of Pandataria.
The Christian burial ground called the Cemetery of Domitilla lay on land that belonged to her.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
A woman of the imperial house who suffered exile for her faith.
Connected on this site
- Titus Flavius Clemens Saint Spouse“Flavia Domitilla, of the imperial family, lived at the end of the first century and was married to the consul Titus Flavius Clemens.” — this site's research
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - Flavia Domitilla
- Wikidata Q292219 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Flavia Domitilla (wife of Clemens) (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.