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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Passion of Perpetua and Felicity canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyrdom account
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early Christian literature ⓘ hagiographical text ⓘ |
| approximateDate | circa 203 CE ⓘ |
| associatedWithDenomination | early Church ⓘ |
| associatedWithSaint |
Saint Felicity
NERFINISHED
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Saint Perpetua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsSectionInLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| dateWritten | early 3rd century ⓘ |
| describesEvent |
arena execution in Carthage
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martyrdom of Felicity NERFINISHED ⓘ martyrdom of Perpetua ⓘ |
| editorialTradition | attributed to an anonymous redactor ⓘ |
| feastDayAssociated | 7 March ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Revocatus
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Saturninus NERFINISHED ⓘ Saturus NERFINISHED ⓘ Secundulus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicContext | Roman Africa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Christian hagiography
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autobiographical narrative ⓘ martyr acts ⓘ |
| hasLatinTitle | Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Perpetua’s diary-like account
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Saturus’s vision narrative ⓘ editorial framing and conclusion ⓘ |
| includesMotif |
baptism and catechumenate
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family conflict over faith ⓘ imitation of Christ ⓘ spiritual combat ⓘ steadfast confession of faith ⓘ visions and dreams ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Latin martyr acts
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medieval hagiographical collections ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | read on feast of Perpetua and Felicity ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Felicity
NERFINISHED
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Perpetua NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early female Christian authorship
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influence on Christian views of martyrdom ⓘ influence on later hagiography ⓘ vivid first-person account by Perpetua ⓘ |
| placeOfSetting | Carthage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| theologicalTheme |
heavenly reward
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role of visions in divine guidance ⓘ suffering for Christ ⓘ value of martyrdom ⓘ |
| title | Passion of Perpetua and Felicity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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