Susanna.

1 Heroine of a story told in the Book of Daniel, in a chapter (13) placed in the Apocrypha in the Authorized Version (see Daniel Daniel, book of the Bible. It combines "court" tales, perhaps originating from the 6th cent. B.C., and a series of apocalyptic visions arising from the time of the Maccabean emergency (167–164 B.C.
..... Click the link for more information. ). Two elders attempt to seduce Susanna and are repulsed; they accuse her of illicit relations with a young man, but she is saved from punishment by young Daniel, who traps the false accusers in discrepancies in their testimony. Susanna has been a favorite subject of Christian iconography.

2 Woman who ministered to Jesus.

Susanna

Figure in an apocryphal book of the Bible. The History of Susanna, set in Babylon during the Jewish exile, tells of a woman falsely accused of adultery by two elders who had earlier tried to seduce her. She is saved from death by Daniel's intervention. The tale is one of a cycle of traditions added to the book of Daniel when it was translated into Greek. The scene in which the elders spy on her at her bath was a popular subject for Renaissance artists.

Susanna¹ Apocrypha

1. the wife of Joachim, who was condemned to death for adultery because of a false accusation, but saved by Daniel's sagacity

2. the book of the Apocrypha containing this story

Susanna²

the book of the Apocrypha containing the story of Susanna, who was condemned to death for adultery because of a false accusation but saved by Daniel's sagacity

Susanna

unjustly condemned for adultery; later acquitted. [Apocrypha: Daniel and Susanna]

See : Innocence

Susanna

rejects advances of elderly men. [Apocrypha: Susanna]

See : Virtuousness

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Susanna

Susanna
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