Although many of us will already be looking forward, to the beginning of Lent, the sanctoral cycle today invites us to look back and to celebrate the witness of two early Christian women martyrs, Saints Perpetua and Felicitas.<\/p>\n
The two women \u2013 a Roman matron and her slave \u2013 were catechumens who suffered martyrdom together in Carthage, North Africa, on this day in A.D. 203. Their memory lives on not least because their martyrdom was documented early on (The Passion of the Holy Martyrs Perpetua and Felicitas). Intriguingly, this story of the womens’ martyrdom includes a first-person account, written by Perpetua while imprisoned. The text is one of a handful of writings by early Christian women themselves.<\/p>\n
The Roman Canon is a witness to the importance of these two martyrs: Saints Perpetua and Felicitas are among the seven women saints who are mentioned by name in the Roman Canon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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