Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas.
Tertullian; Perpetua and Companions (Ad 181-206) Sketches of Church History, from AD 33 to the Reformation — J. C. Roberston The Emperor Marcus Aurelius died in 181, and the Church was little troubled by persecution for the following twenty years.
The Acts of the Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas: the original Greek text now first edited from a ms. in the Library of the Convent of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. London: CJ Clay and Sons, 1890. Robinson, J.A. The Passion of S. Perpetua. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1891. Robinson, J.A. The Passion of S. Perpetua.
The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity The document, “The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity,” shows just how mighty and fearless the faith of the martyrs were in Rome around 203 A.D. in which our story takes place. During the rule of Diocletian, Christianity was not the religion of popular belief.
The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity (Latin: Passio sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis) is a diary by Vibia Perpetua describing her imprisonment as a Christian in 203, completed after her death by a redactor. It is one of the oldest and most notable early Christian texts.
Their Passio, in the original Latin version (there is also a later Greek version), is a composite document that contains a preface, the direct account by Saint Perpetua of the days of imprisonment, a shorter account by Saint Saturus and, finally, the narration of the martyrdom (attributed to the contemporary Tertullian), which took place March 7, 203, on the birthday of Geta, the emperor’s son.
The document, The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, shows just how mighty and fearless the faith of the martyrs were in Rome around 203 A.D. in which our story takes place. During the rule of Diocletian, Christianity was not the religion of popular belief. Many of Romans practiced po.
The historical account focuses mostly on its namesakes Perpetua, a young mother, and a little bit on Felicitas, an expecting mother. The text is a witness to the strength of their beliefs before their inevitable deaths.Through the experiences of Perpetua and Felicitas; one can derive information about early Christian women and mothers, the influence of Montanists, martyrdom and the.