Memorial
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
- Feast day
- March 07
- Origin
- North African
Patron of
- expectant mothers
Life
Perpetua, a young noblewoman, and Felicity, her pregnant slave, were catechumens martyred together in the arena at Carthage around 203 under Emperor Septimius Severus. Perpetua's prison diary is among the earliest known writings by a Christian woman. Named in the Roman Canon and honored as patrons of expectant mothers, the two are commemorated together each March 7.
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