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	Perpetua - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Among Christians, Vibia Perpetua is venerated as a martyr and saint.
		Perpetua's father, carrying her child in his arms, approached her again and attempted, for the last time, to induce her to apostatize; the procurator also remonstrated with her, but in vain.
		In a vision Perpetua saw her brother Dinocrates, who had died at the early age of seven, at first seeming to be sorrowful and in pain, but shortly thereafter happy and healthy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Perpetua (731 words)

	Phoenician Saints Perpetua and Felicity
		Perpetua had managed to convert their jailer to Christianity, and so the captives were treated well in their final days.
		Perpetua reports that after that incident she was glad to be separated from him for a few days -- even though that separation was the result of her arrest and imprisonment.
		Perpetua considered it a miracle that her breasts did not become inflamed from lack of nursing.
	www.phoenicia.org /perpetuafelicity.html (2126 words)

	Glimpses bulletin #1: Perpetua and Felicitas butchered
		When the fatal day came, Perpetua and Felicitas left the prison for the arena "joyfully as though they were on their way to heaven," as the eyewitness account puts it.
		But the soldier who came to Perpetua was trembling so much that she had to guide the sword to her throat, indicating that she was giving her life willingly.
		Perpetua's loyalty to the Body of Christ and to her heavenly Father superseded any obligations to her natural family and her human father.
	chi.gospelcom.net /GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps001.shtml (1044 words)

	St. Perpetua, St. Felicitas, and their Companions
		Perpetua's father was a pagan, her mother and two brothers Christians, one of the brothers being a catechumen.
		Perpetua was singing, while Revocatus, Saturninus, and Saturus were calling out warnings to the bystanders and even to Hilarion himself, as they walked beneath his balcony, of the coming vengeance of God.
		Perpetua was tossed first and fell on her back, but raised herself and gathered her torn tunic modestly about her; then, after fastening up her hair, lest she look as if she were in mourning, she rose and went to help Felicitas, who had been badly hurt by the animal.
	www.ewtn.com /library/MARY/PERPETUA.htm (2052 words)

	CHURCH FATHERS: Passion of Perpetua and Felicity
		And among them also was Vivia Perpetua, respectably born, liberally educated, a married matron, having a father and mother and two brothers, one of whom, like herself, was a catechumen, and a son an infant at the breast.
		Perpetua followed with placid look, and with step and gait as a matron of Christ, beloved of God; casting down the luster of her eyes from the gaze of all.
		Perpetua sang psalms, already treading under foot the head of the Egyptian; Revocatus, and Saturninus, and Saturus uttered threatenings against the gazing people about this martyrdom.
	www.newadvent.org /fathers/0324.htm (3672 words)

	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Sts. Felicitas and Perpetua
		Perpetua's father was a pagan; her mother, however,and two brothers were Christians, one being still a catechumen; a third brother, the child Dinocrates, had died a pagan.
		The sufferings of the prison life, the attempts of Perpetua's father to induce her to apostatize, the vicissitudes of the martyrs before their execution, the visions of Saturus and Perpetua in their dungeons, were all faithfully committed to writing by the last two.
		A few days later Perpetua's father, hearing a rumour that the trial of the imprisoned Christians would soon take place, again visited their dungeon and besought her by everything dear to her not to put this disgrace on her name; but Perpetua remained steadfast to her Faith.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/06029a.htm (1248 words)

	Holy Martyr Perpetua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Perpetua's father implored her to renounce Christianity for his sake and her child's.
		In prison, Perpetua looked after and consoled the other prisoners, and she was glad that she was allowed to feed her child.
		Perpetua and her friends were condemned to death and thrown to wild animals in the amphitheater.
	www.roca.org /OA/145/145n.htm (401 words)

	SS. Perpetua and Felicity
		Part of the account of their imprisonment was written by Perpetua herself; a second part by Saturus; and some eyewitness wrote the beginning and the conclusion.
		Vibia Perpetua was a noblewoman aged 22, and mother of a small infant.
		Perpetua's main concern, however, was that she had been separated from her baby, who was still at breast.
	www.stthomasirondequoit.com /SaintsAlive/id312.htm (721 words)

	H-Net Review: Pamela McVay on Perpetua's Passion: The Death and Memory of a Young Roman Woman
		Perpetua, one of the early Christian martyrs, is remembered in large part because she chronicled her experiences, dreams, and visions while in prison.
		Perpetua and her companions were sentenced to execution by wild beasts, a particularly inefficient method of killing prisoners.
		Perpetua's narrative proved problematic, mentioning as it did her refusal to obey her father's requests, her relinquishment of her baby, and her authority to speak for the group of martyrs.
	www.h-net.org /reviews/showrev.cgi?path=3781893712297 (1521 words)

	MissPoppy.com \| - Saints Perpetua and Felicitas Greeting Card w/Envelope (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Perpetua and Felicitas were North African friends martyred for their Christian faith in the amphitheatre at Carthage.
		Perpetua mentions that those arrested with her were a slave named Felicitas and three men, Saturninus, Secundulus, and Revocatus.
		Perpetua's greatest concern was that she have her own baby son with her as long as she lived.
	www.misspoppy.com /catalog/xcart/customer/product.php?productid=16195&cat=291&page=2&kbid=1427 (341 words)

	Perpetua and Her Companions, Martyrs At Carthage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Perpetua had a vision in which she saw a golden ladder, guarded by a fierce dragon, but she climbed it, stepping on the dragon's head to do so.
		Perpetua had had a brother who died of cancer when he was eight years old.
		Perpetua had another vision, in which she saw herself fighting against a gladiator in the arena, and winning.
	justus.anglican.org /resources/bio/117.html (954 words)

	Orthodox Icon of St. Perpetua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Perpetua and Felicity were martyred in Carthage by Emperor Septimus Severus in 202 or 203.
		Perpetua received a dream where she saw a ladder stretching from earth to Heaven covered with sharp implements of torture and a serpent at the bottom.
		Perpetua was a 22 year-old noblewoman, married, with a newborn son.
	www.comeandseeicons.com /phm01.htm (287 words)

	Perpetua
		According to the Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis, she was 21 or 22 years old when she was arrested, a married woman with an infant whom she was breast-feeding.
		Along with others, Perpetua was arrested, convicted of civil disobedience, and condemned to "fight with the beasts of the arena" (the alternative sentence was being burnt alive).
		Perpetua and Felicity -- The sermons of St Augustine upon the Feast of SS.
	home.infionline.net /~ddisse/perpetua.html (1252 words)

	Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas
		Perpetua was well-born, fully educated, respectably married, 2) having father, mother and two brothers, one of whom was also instructed in the churchÕs teaching, and an infant son she was nursing.
		Perpetua has another dream and a vision where her brother, who had died many years before, was delivered from his suffering as a result of her fervent prayers
		Perpetua has a vision where a deacon leads her into the gladiatorial arena.
	www.bethel.edu /~letnie/AfricanChristianity/WNAMartyrdomofPerpetua.html (2967 words)

	Medieval Sourcebook: St. Perpetua: The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, 203 AD
		With them also was Vibia Perpetua, nobly born reared in a liberal manner, wedded honorably; having a father and mother and two brothers, one of them a catechumen likewise, and a son, a child at the breast; and she herself was about twenty-two years of age.
		Perpetua followed behind, glorious of presence, as a true spouse of Christ and darling of God; at whose piercing look all cast down their eyes.
		But Perpetua, that she might have some taste of pain, was pierced between the bones and shrieked out; and when the swordsman's hand wandered still (for he was a novice), herself set it upon her own neck.
	www.fordham.edu /halsall/source/perpetua.html (4497 words)

	Phoenician Saints Perpetua and Felicity
		When the day of the Games arrived, Perpetua and Felicity went to the amphitheater "joyfully as though they were on their way to heaven," as Perpetua sang a psalm of triumph.
		Perpetua had no trouble admitting she was very afraid, but in the midst of all this horror her most excruciating pain came from being separated from her baby.
		Perpetua in usual high spirits met the eyes of everyone along the way.
	phoenicia.org /perpetuafelicity.html (2126 words)

	The Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas - Tertullian
		Tertullian mentions Perpetua, [8946] and a further clue to the date is given in the allusion to the birth-day of "Geta the CÂµsar," the son of Septimius Severus.
		In the writing itself, Perpetua and Saturus are mentioned as having written certain portions of it; and there is no reason to doubt the statement.
		The day of their victory shone forth, and they proceeded from the prison into the amphitheatre, as if to an assembly, joyous and of brilliant countenances; if perchance shrinking, it was with joy, and not with fear.
	mb-soft.com /believe/txv/tertullw.htm (4920 words)

	from jesus to christ: primary sources: the martyrdom of saints perpetua and felicitas
		Perpetua went along with shining countenance and calm step, as the beloved of God, as a wife of Christ, putting down everyone's stare by her own intense gaze.
		Perpetua then began to sing a psalm: she was already treading on the head of the Egyptian.
		There Perpetua was held up by a man named Rusticus who was at the time a catechumen and kept close to her.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/religion/maps/primary/perpetua.html (3898 words)

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		And the elders said to us, and enjoy.' And I said, 'Perpetua, you have what you wish.' And she said to me, 'Thanks be to God, that joyous as I was in the flesh, I am now more joyous here.' 3.
		She was tossed, and fell on her loins; and when she saw her tunic torn from her side, she drew it over her as a veil for her middle, rather mindful of her modesty than her suffering.
		But Perpetua, that she might taste some pain, being pierced between the ribs, cried out loudly, and she herself placed the wavering right hand of the youthful gladiator to her throat.(5) Possibly such a woman could not have been slain unless she herself had willed it, because she was feared by the impure spirit.
	www.ewtn.com /library/PATRISTC/ANF3-24.TXT (3525 words)

	St. Perpetua Parish - Staff
		As St. Perpetua Church prepares to celebrate its Golden Anniversary (1952-2002), I look forward to new opportunities for growth and expansion, and new ways for us to witness to the Gospel of our Lord.
		I came to St. Perpetua in July of 1997, coordinated the religious education program for 2 years, and then became the Pastoral Associate in the summer of 1999.
		I bring to St. Perpetua the experience of serving as a Pastoral Associate, a Director of all parish ministries and a Director of Religious Education.
	www.stperpetua.org /01_P_AboutUs/staff.html (1005 words)

	The Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas
		Martyrdom of Perpetua, however, is an exception to this rule in that it is written by two of the martyrs, Perpetua and Saturus, while a redactor supplies the introduction and conclusion.
		The renunciation of a way of life—All the reader is told of Perpetua before her encounter with Roman authorities is that she was a young married woman, part of a good family, and of good upbringing.
		Perpetua gives less legitimate grist for the feminist mill than Rader would suggest, her primary motive being a theological and Christian desire to identify with Christ in his sufferings.
	gregscouch.homestead.com /files/Perpetua.html (5330 words)

	Resinski: The "Matrification" of Perpetua
		The first-person narrative of the Passio Sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis can be seen as an intensive exercise in self-reflexivity: as Perpetua's account of interactions with her father detaches her from old means of identifying herself as a daughter and a mother, her visions move her closer to a heavenly father and a spiritual existence.
		Alex Miller's novel, Conditions of Faith (2000), uses the Passio of Perpetua as a backdrop for the fictional story of Emily Stanton, a young woman coming of age in the early 20th century and forced to choose between a career as an archaeologist and a life as a wife and mother.
		Bethune's Perpetua is forever a mother, and Perpetua's self-reflexive narrative is replaced by the implicit narrative of race relations in the 20th century United States.
	www.camws.org /meeting/2004/abstracts2004/resinski.html (596 words)

	Saints Felicitas and Perpetua Church and School (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Also we see their Christian patience as derived from a diary that was written by St. Perpetua while she was in prison.
		One of the men was probably a blood brother of Perpetua and another of the men was the slave, husband of Felicitas.
		Felicitas and Perpetua stood side by side and received repeated maulings from the wild beast.
	www.saintfelicitas.org (374 words)

	Perpetua: Glimpses for Kids Worship Bulletin
		Perpetua was thrown to the ground first and then the cow charged toward Felicitas.
		Though her gown was torn, Perpetua was not hurt.
		As the crowd demanded to see their death, Perpetua looked into the eyes of the gladiator who was to take her life.
	chi.gospelcom.net /kids/glimpsesforkids/gfk023_2.php (621 words)

	Perpetua Bank: Oregon Albatross Hotspot
		Perpetua Bank now joins Cordell Bank, California, and Grays Canyon, Washington, as the only other locations in North America that can boast the sightings of 4 or more species of albatrosses (Shearwater 1995).
		These few excursions to Perpetua Bank have surpassed 30 years of Oregon chartered bird watching trips with record high numbers of Black-footed Albatrosses (456), Northern Fulmars (3610), Flesh-footed Shearwaters (6), Fork-tailed Storm-Petrels (577), Red Phalaropes (3500), South Polar Skuas (8), and Cassin's Auklets (454).
		It is Heceta Bank's disruption of current, perhaps creating a permanent upwelling, that makes the area just west of Perpetua Bank so attractive to albatrosses and other seabirds.
	thebirdguide.com /pelagics/perpetua.htm (1815 words)

	Perpetua (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26)
		Rossi, M.A. (1984), "The passion of Perpetua, everywoman of late antiquity", in R.C. Smith and J. Lounibos (eds.), Pagan and Christian Anxiety: a response to E.R. Dodds (New York: University Press of America), pp.53-86 [Noy photocopy 39].
		Materiaal bij de Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis (most of this is in Dutch, but it includes Latin text, bibliography and photos of Carthage).
		Vibia Perpetua is a woman from a well-off family.
	www.lamp.ac.uk /~noy/roman19.htm (1275 words)

	Passion of Perpetua and Felicitas
		Perpetua followed, with a shining face, a calm step, as the wife of Christ and the girlfriend of God, rejecting the gaze of all the onlookers with the strength of her own eyes.
		Perpetua was hit first and fell on her side.
		When she sat down, Perpetua drew back the robe which had been torn along one side in order to drape her thighs, more mindful of shame than of pain.
	ccat.sas.upenn.edu /~bshaw/passion.html (4951 words)

	Old Stuff: Commemoration of Perpetua and Felicity, martyrs
		Saints Perpetua and Felicity sffered martyrdom in the persecution of Septimus Severus at Carthage in 203.
		Without being asked they went where the people wanted them to go; but first they kissed one another, to complete their witness with the customary kiss of peace.
		But Perpetua, that she might experience the pain more deeply, rejoiced over her broken body and guided the shaking hand of the inexperienced gladiator to her throat.
	members.wri.com /billw/blog/archives/000857.shtml (662 words)

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