Perpetua and Felicity

Saint Perpetua was a young noblewoman, a catechumen and a nursing mother, and Saint Felicity was her slave, who was also pregnant. They were arrested with other Christian companions in Carthage during the persecution of Septimius Severus in 203 AD. The account of their martyrdom, known as 'The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity,' is one of the oldest and most reliable hagiographical testimonies, part of which was written by Perpetua herself. Despite attempts by their families and the hardships of imprisonment, they refused to renounce their faith. Felicity gave birth in prison shortly before their execution. They were thrown to wild beasts in the amphitheater and then put to death by the sword, becoming symbols of courage and faithfulness to Christ.