Perpetua's passion
Subtitle: the death and memory of a young Roman woman
By: Joyce E. Salisbury.
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 228
Subjects: Perpetua, Saint, d. 203; Passio SS. Perpetuae et Felicitatis; Christian saints -- Tunisia -- Biography; Christian martyrs -- Tunisia -- Biography; Christian women saints -- Tunisia -- Biography
Description: Tells the story of Vibia Perpetua's arrest and sentence to death after she converted to Christianity, and details the differences between Christianity and the pagan Roman religions of the early third century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [209]-222) and index.