Back to Medieval Source Book | ORB Main Page | Links to Other Medieval Sites | Medieval Sourcebook: St.Perpetua: The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity 203 Vibia Perpetua, was executed in the arena in Carthage on 7 March 203. The account of her martyrdom - technically a Passion -is apparently historical and has special interest as much of it was written , in Latin by Perpetua herself before ...

The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas. Preface.1 Chapter I.-Argument.-When the Saints Were Apprehended, St. Perpetua Successfully Resisted Her Father's Pleading, Was Baptized with the Others, Was Thrust into a Filthy Dungeon. Anxious About Her Infant, by a Vision Granted to Her, She Understood that Her Martyrdom Would Take Place Very Shortly. Chapter II.-Argument. Perpetua, When ...