Saints Perpetua and Felicity (believed to have died 203) are Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Perpetua was a married noblewoman said to have been 22 years old at the time of her death and mother of an infant she was nursing. Felicity her slave and pregnant at the time was martyred with her. They were put to death along with others at Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.The Passion of St. Perpetua St.
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0203-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
death place
Carthage, Africa (Roman province)
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Martyrs
venerated in
Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church, Lutheranism, Oriental Orthodoxy, Catholic Church
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