Perpetua refuses, and is soon baptized before being moved to prison (iii). Perpetua's account opens with conflict between her and her father, who wishes her to recant her belief. The account of their deaths, written by the editor who claims to be an eyewitness, is included at the end (xiv–xxi). A brief introduction by the editor (chapters i–ii) is followed by the narrative and visions of Perpetua (iii–ix), and the vision of Saturus (xi–xiii). Perpetua's account of events leading to their deaths, apparently historical, is written in the first person. The details of the martyrdoms survive in both Latin and Greek texts (see below). : 184 Eusebius' description of Severus as a persecutor likely derives merely from the fact that numerous persecutions occurred during his reign, including those known in the Roman martyrology as the martyrs of Madaura as well as Perpetua and Felicity in the Roman province of Africa, but these were probably as the result of local persecutions rather than empire wide actions or decrees by Severus. : 184 Early church historian Eusebius describes Severus as a persecutor, but the Christian apologist Tertullian states that Severus was well disposed towards Christians, employed a Christian as his personal physician, and had personally intervened to save several high-born Christians known to him from the mob. This is based on a reference to a decree Severus is said to have issued forbidding conversions to Judaism and Christianity, but this decree is known only from one source, the Augustan History, an unreliable mix of fact and fiction. The traditional view has been that Perpetua, Felicity and the others were martyred owing to a decree of Roman emperor Septimius Severus (193–211).
Text and content Summary of the Passion text It survives in both Latin and Greek forms. An editor who states he was an eyewitness has added accounts of the martyrs' suffering and deaths. It is one of the oldest and most notable early Christian texts.Īlong with the experiences of Perpetua and Felicity, the text also appears to contain, in his own words, the accounts of the visions of Saturus, another Christian martyred with Perpetua. The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity ( Latin: Passio sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis) is a diary by Vibia Perpetua describing her imprisonment as a Christian in 203, completed after her death by a redactor. Opening page of The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity in St.
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