Perpetua of Carthage : Portrait of a Third-Century Martyr Paperback / softback
by William Farina
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This is a study of the life and times of Saint Perpetua, Saint Felicity and their companions, all martyred at Carthage in A.D. 203. Unlike most early Christian saints, whose lives are often shrouded in legend and myth, Perpetua left an authentic prison diary, later completed by an anonymous eyewitness to her execution, that is now considered a classic of Christian, Latin and feminist literature.
Perpetua was also unusual in that she was wealthy, educated, married, and a young mother.
The book includes the first English translations of French archaeological scholarship covering the discovery of the martyrs' tombs.
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:276 pages, appendices, maps, notes, bibliography, index
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:14/11/2008
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- ISBN:9780786437139
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:276 pages, appendices, maps, notes, bibliography, index
- Publisher:McFarland & Co Inc
- Publication Date:14/11/2008
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- ISBN:9780786437139