The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicity
By James T. Majewski ( bio - articles - email ) | Mar 12, 2021 | In Catholic Culture Audiobooks (Podcast)
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“Possibly such a woman could not have been slain unless she herself had willed it, because she was feared by the impure spirit.”
We’re back to the time of the Church Fathers with this first-hand account of the events leading up to and including the martyrdom of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity. These events were documented primarily by Perpetua herself, who after her arrest maintained a prison diary. Alongside her testimony is another text written by one of her companions, Saturus, as well as an eyewitness account of the executions themselves.
Originally written in Latin, some have suggested that this text was edited by Tertullian, though this remains unknown. Still, we can be grateful to whoever collected these accounts, as they together paint a very complete and compelling picture of these heroic martyrs.
Saints Perpetua and Felicity, pray for us.
Links
Full text at CatholicCulture.org: https://www.catholicculture.org/culture/library/fathers/view.cfm?recnum=1678&repos=8&subrepos=0&searchid=2097575#
Way of the Fathers Ep. 15—Perpetua: A Rare Female Voice from Antiquity https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/perpetua-rare-female-voice-from-antiquity/
Catholic Culture Audiobooks: The Martyrdom of St. Polycarp https://www.catholicculture.org/commentary/martyrdom-st-polycarp/
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James T. Majewski is Director of Customer Relations for CatholicCulture.org, the “voice” of Catholic Culture Audiobooks, and co-host of Criteria: The Catholic Film Podcast. Based in New York City, he holds both a BA in Philosophy and an MFA in Acting. See full bio.
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