The Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church recognized Pilate as a saint in the 6th century, based on the account in the Acts of Pilate,[REF] as it does his wife, Claudia Procula, whose strange dream of Christ induced her to try to stop his crucifixion [REF].
In the Eastern Orthodox Church, Pilate's wife Claudia Procula is commemorated as a saint,[REF] but not Pilate, because according to tradition Claudia urged Pilate not to have anything to do with Jesus.