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Opening page of The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity in St. Gallen, Stiftsbibliothek, Cod. Sang. 577, p. 165 (9th/10th centuries).. The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity (Latin: Passio sanctarum Perpetuae et Felicitatis) is a diary by Vibia Perpetua describing her imprisonment as a Christian in 203, completed after her death by a redactor. [1]
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 ]
Perpetua (Saint & Martyr) c. 182 – 203 CE Carthage: Christian martyr from Carthage, was persecuted under Septimius Severus. Her prison diary, The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, is one of the earliest Christian writings by a woman. Venerated as a saint, her story of resistance and devotion has profoundly influenced Christian literature.
Perpetua (died 203), writer of a prison diary from Carthage, The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity; Najwa Al-Rayyahi (1962– ) writer and academic; Kamel Riahi (1974– ), novelist and short story writer; Youssef Rzouga (1957– ), poet; Amina Saïd (1953– ), poet; Habib Selmi (1951– ), novelist and short story writer
Article says: "Perpetua's diary was published posthumously, and has prompted extensive debate on families and gender in early Christianity." but does not give any reference. It should, though, when making tall claims like that. Or, as they say, "Encyclopedic content must be verifiable." 94.220.54.154 21:07, 24 January 2021 (UTC)
Perpetua was an abbess of a community of consecrated virgins in Hippo, [2] This monastery was probably close to his own in Hippo, [9] probably in behalf of Augustine. [10] Augustine and Perpetua's nieces joined this religious foundation. [11] The monastery was also well known for rescuing foundlings. [12]
The diary served a number of purposes, including as an accounting book, a record of legal and property dealings, a place for religious reflection and as a means of describing Turner's everyday life. The failure of his marriage to live up to Turner's expectations is a frequent cause of his low mood in the diary's entries.
Commentariensis was the keeper of "commentaries", an official diary; Ab actis was the keeper of records, the archivist; Numerarius ("accountant") seems to have been the receiver of taxes; Subadiuva ("under-helper") seems to have been a general assistant; Cura epistolarum was the curator of correspondence; Regerendarius may have been a registrar