Title: Lives of Roman Christian women /
Authors: White, Carolinne.
Publisher: Penguin,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Christian women Rome History Sources.; Christian women Religious life Rome Sources.; Christian women martyrs Rome Sources.; Christian literature, Early.
Abstract: "Lives of Roman Christian Women is a unique collection of letters and documents from the third to the fifth century, celebrating Christian women from across the Roman Empire"--P. [4] pbk. cover.
Contents: The martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas -- The life of Macrina / by Gregory of Nyssa -- The life of Melania the Elder / by Palladius -- The life of Marcella / by Jerome (Letter 127 to Principia) -- The life of Paula the Elder / by Jerome (Letter 108 to Eustochium) -- On choosing a life of virginity / by Jerome (Letter 22 to Eustochium) -- On the education of Little Paula / by Jerome (Letter 107 to Laeta) -- On visiting Jerusalem / by Paula the Elder and Eustochium to Marcella (Jerome, Letter 46) -- The life of Melania the Younger / by Gerontius -- The life of Melania the Younger / by Palladius.