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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 ]
Ruiz died as a martyr of faith during the persecutions in Nagasaki, Japan, where the Japanese rulers organized an anti-clerical campaign. Ruiz was beatified by Pope John Paul II in Manila in 1981 and was later canonized at St. Peter's Square, Vatican City, in 1987. 25 years later, the title of "saint" was bestowed upon another martyr, Pedro ...
The traditional view has been that Perpetua, Felicity and the others were martyred owing to a decree of Roman emperor Septimius Severus (193–211). This is based on a reference to a decree Severus is said to have issued forbidding conversions to Judaism and Christianity, but this decree is known only from one source, the Augustan History, an unreliable mix of fact and fiction.
Scillitan Martyrs [25] Perpetua and Felicity [26] Ptolemaeus and Lucius [27] Pothinus, bishop of Lyon, with Blandina and several others, the "Martyrs of Lyon and Vienne" [28] [29] Pope Fabian [30] Sebastian [31] Shmona and Gurya [32] Agnes of Rome [33] Felix and Adauctus [34] Marcellinus and Peter [35] Forty Martyrs of Sebaste [36] Euphemia [37 ...
Martyrs Perpetua of Carthage, and catechumens Saturus, Revocatus, Saturninus, Secundulus, and Felicitas at Carthage (Menologion of Basil II, (c. 985)). St Brigit of Kildare , stained glass. St. Ursus of Aosta .
In the NBC special Christmas Eve Mass, viewers can watch the mass from St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome. The special begins Sunday, Dec. 24 at 11:30 p.m. ET and concludes at 1 a.m.
Saint Felicity may refer to: Felicity of Rome (c. 101 - 165), saint numbered among the Christian martyrs; Perpetua and Felicity, martyred at Carthage
7 March: Saints Perpetua and Felicity, Martyrs – memorial; 8 March: Saint John of God, Religious – optional memorial; 9 March: Saint Frances of Rome, Religious – optional memorial; 17 March: Saint Patrick, Bishop – optional memorial; 18 March: Saint Cyril of Jerusalem, Bishop and Doctor of the Church – optional memorial