Pudens was baptised by Peter, who was a guest in his parents' house in Rome. A member of the Roman Senate,[4] he was the father of two sons, Novatus and Timotheus, and, according to legend, two daughters, Praxedes and Pudentiana.[5] Pudens was martyred under Nero (reigned 54–68) and buried in the Catacomb of Priscilla on the Via Salaria.
The acts of the synod of Pope Symmachus (499) show the existence of a titulus Pudentis, a church with the authority to administer sacraments, which was also known as ecclesia Pudentiana.[6]
^"Do your best to come before winter. Eubulus sends greetings to you, as do Pudens and Linus and Claudia and all the brethren." (Revised Standard Version)