Memorial
Saints Perpetua and Felicity
- Feast day
- March 07
- Patron of
- expectant mothers
- Origin
- North African
Life
Perpetua was a noblewoman and Felicity her slave, both catechumens in Carthage. They were martyred together in the arena, and Perpetua's prison diary is one of the earliest known writings by a Christian woman.
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