Passion of Perpetua and Felicity

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Passion of Perpetua and Felicity is an early 3rd-century Christian martyrdom account, notable for its vivid first-person narrative by the young noblewoman Perpetua and its influential role in shaping Christian hagiography and views on martyrdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian martyrdom account
early Christian literature
hagiographical text
approximateDate circa 203 CE
associatedWithDenomination early Church
associatedWithSaint Saint Felicity NERFINISHED
Saint Perpetua NERFINISHED
containsSectionInLanguage Greek
dateWritten early 3rd century
describesEvent arena execution in Carthage
martyrdom of Felicity NERFINISHED
martyrdom of Perpetua
editorialTradition attributed to an anonymous redactor
feastDayAssociated 7 March
featuresCharacter Revocatus NERFINISHED
Saturninus NERFINISHED
Saturus NERFINISHED
Secundulus NERFINISHED
geographicContext Roman Africa NERFINISHED
hasGenre Christian hagiography
autobiographical narrative
martyr acts
hasLatinTitle Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis NERFINISHED
hasStructure Perpetua’s diary-like account
Saturus’s vision narrative
editorial framing and conclusion
includesMotif baptism and catechumenate
family conflict over faith
imitation of Christ
spiritual combat
steadfast confession of faith
visions and dreams
influenced later Latin martyr acts
medieval hagiographical collections
language Latin
liturgicalUse read on feast of Perpetua and Felicity
mainCharacter Felicity NERFINISHED
Perpetua NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor early female Christian authorship
influence on Christian views of martyrdom
influence on later hagiography
vivid first-person account by Perpetua
placeOfSetting Carthage NERFINISHED
religiousTradition Christianity
theologicalTheme heavenly reward
role of visions in divine guidance
suffering for Christ
value of martyrdom
title Passion of Perpetua and Felicity NERFINISHED

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The Martyrdom of Polycarp influenced Passion of Perpetua and Felicity