Saints Perpetua and Felicity

Saints Perpetua and Felicity were Christian martyrs in Carthage, in Roman Africa, who died in the year 203. Saint Perpetua was only 22,  a young mother from a patrician family. Saint Felicity was her slave, who was pregnant at the time of their arrest, and ended up giving birth in prison. They refused offers to offer sacrifices to pagan gods  in exchange for their freedom, were mauled by beasts in a Roman arena, and were finally put to the sword.   Their martyrdom was especially notable because Saint Perpetua's account of her days in prison before her execution was preserved, This text is possibly the oldest piece of writing we have by a Christian woman. We read sections from that text, entitled the Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, and contemplate the courage and sacrifice of these holy martyrs.The Christian Saints Podcast is a joint production of Generative sounds & Paradosis Pavilion. Our hosts are Father Symeon Kees of Iowa City & James John Marks of Chicago.Paradosis Pavilion - https://youtube.com/@paradosispavilion9555https://www.instagram.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://x.com/podcast_saintshttps://www.facebook.com/christiansaintspodcasthttps://www.threads.net/@christiansaintspodcasthttps://bsky.app/profile/xtiansaintspodcast.bsky.socialIconographic images used by kind permission of Nicholas Papas, who controls distribution rights of these imagesPrints of all of Nick’s work can be found at Saint Demetrius Press - http://www.saintdemetriuspress.comAll music in these episodes is a production of Generative Soundshttps://generativesoundsjjm.bandcamp.comDistribution rights of this episode & all music contained in it are controlled by Generative SoundsCopyright 2021 - 2026