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Early Christian martyr from North Africa, persecuted during the Diocletian era. Her story is detailed in the Passio Marcianae, a fifth-century text. She was exposed to wild animals, with a lion sparing her, but a bull and leopard fatally injured her. Her faith and courage under persecution symbolize the resilience of early Christians.
Perpetua and Felicity (Latin: Perpetua et Felicitas; c. 182 [6] – c. 203) were Christian martyrs of the third century. Vibia Perpetua was a recently married, well-educated noblewoman, said to have been 22 years old at the time of her death, and mother of an infant son she was nursing. [7]
Not all Christian confessions accept every figure on this list as a martyr or Christian—see the linked articles for fuller discussion. In many types of Christianity, martyrdom is considered a direct path to sainthood and many names on this list are viewed as saints in one or more confessions.
All the details of her life are the conventional ones associated with female martyrs of the early fourth century. John Henry Blunt views her story as a Christian romance similar to the Acts of other virgin martyrs. [6] According to the traditional story, Lucy was born to rich and noble parents in 283.
Pages in category "1st-century Christian female saints" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
[9] Blandina's relationship to the youngest of the martyrs, Ponticus, is also compared to the mother in 4 Maccabees. [10] Through these sections Blandina is given a maternal role and serves as one example of motherhood for other Christian women to look to. [10] Blandina, as with many early Christian martyrs, is also represented as an athlete ...
Millais' illustration of Wilson's martyrdom, published in Once A Week, July 1862. The Covenanter movement to maintain the reforms of the Scottish Reformation came to the fore with signing of the National Covenant of 1638 in opposition to royal control of the church, promoting Presbyterianism as a form of church government instead of an Episcopal polity governed by bishops appointed by the Crown.
Agatha [a] of Sicily (c. 231 – c. 251 AD) is a Christian saint. Her feast is on 5 February. Agatha was born in Catania, part of the Roman Province of Sicily, and was martyred c. 251. She is one of several virgin martyrs who are commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass. [7]