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Mother of Gregory of Nazianzus, was a devout Christian who influenced her husband's conversion and his rise as Bishop of Nazianzus. Her spiritual guidance shaped her children, fostering faith and piety. Nonna exemplifies the vital role of women in early Christian theology, contributing to the legacy of the Cappadocian Fathers. [28] [29] [30]
Dirk Willems etching from Martyrs Mirror "Death of Cranmer", from the 1887 Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos, 1523, burned at the stake, early Lutheran martyrs; Jan de Bakker, 1525, burned at the stake; Martyrs of Tlaxcala, 1527-1529; Felix Manz, 1527; Patrick Hamilton, 1528, burned at the stake, early Lutheran martyr ...
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]
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.
Similarly, the phrase the Protomartyr (with no other qualification of country or region) can mean Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the Christian Church. Saint Thecla the Protomartyr, the first female martyr of the Christian Church, is known as "apostle and protomartyr among women". [1]
List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation: men and women executed under heresy laws during the Scottish Reformation. List of protomartyrs: a list of known protomartyrs; a protomartyr is the first Christian martyr in a country or among a particular group, such as a religious order.
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. A.
Female saints of medieval Wales (1 C, 30 P) Pages in category "Christian female saints of the Middle Ages" The following 132 pages are in this category, out of 132 total.