 Pontius Pilate 's wife ( Greek : Πιλᾶτος ( Pilate ) , γυνὴ αὐτοῦ ( his wife ) ; Latin : uxor Pilati ; fl . 1st century ) is unnamed in the New Testament , where she appears in a single verse of the Gospel of Matthew . In later Christian tradition , she is known variously as Saint Procula ( also spelled Proculla or Procla ) , Saint Claudia , Claudia Procles or Claudia Procula . Christian literature and legends have amplified the brief anecdote about Pilate 's wife in the New Testament . 
