Perpetua of Carthage
Portrait of a Third-Century Martyr
William
Farina
ISBN
978-0-7864-3713-9
appendices, maps, notes, bibliography, index
276pp.
softcover
2009
Available for immediate shipment
Description
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.
About the Author
William Farina has written books on Arthurian legend, early Christianity, the American Civil War, and Shakespeare. He lives in Wisconsin and works as a real estate consultant for the federal government.
Other Book(s) by William Farina Available from McFarland:
De Vere as Shakespeare
Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1864
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