Peter’s mother-in-law
The mother-in-law of Peter has a large family, although the exact number of her children is unknown. She has several sons and at least four daughters-in-law. She also has several sons-in-law and daughters, including Porphirea, married to Peter, the eldest of her sons-in-law. It is logically assumed, though not certain, that Porphirea must have been the eldest of her daughters, especially as she takes her name from the purple dye (porphyra in Greek) at the origin of the family's wealth.
It is supposed that her widowhood and the responsibility of her household are at the origin of her difficult character. Her relations are stormy with her son-in-law Simon (Peter), especially since he left following Jesus, abandoning, according to Salton, her responsibilities.
The mother-in-law is, according to Simon-Peter, "a quarrelsome woman"[1] which contrasts with the gentleness of her daughter who "is very good, as shown by having patiently endured her mother with all her wickedness... She is an authoritative woman who bent her will over her daughters and daughters-in-law," says Andrew the Apostle.[2]
Given her great Age, the illness that strikes her is irreversible. Peter brings Jesus in the hope of healing her. She receives him, not without scolding her son-in-law. Jesus heals her according to Mark 1:29-31 and Luke 4:38-39. Barely on her feet, she takes back the reins of her household and her reproaches towards Peter: "But with that, you achieve nothing. You would do better, since you want to be the servant of the Prophet (Jesus), to settle here again. At least this poor creature, my daughter, while you play the saint, would have relatives to care for her."[3]
It is in the mother-in-law’s house that the healing of the paralytic lowered through the roof takes place.[5]
Where is she mentioned in the work?
EMV 50 EMV 60 EMV 93 EMV 449 EMV 470
In other sources
Doctor Johannes Sepp in Life of Our Lord Jesus states that her name was Jeanne (or Johanna), but without providing his sources.[6]