The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity
Title: The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity
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The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity
The document, “The Passion of Saints Perpetua and
Felicity,” shows just how mighty and fearless the faith of
the martyrs were in Rome around 203 A.D. in which our story
takes place. During the rule of Diocletian, Christianity was
not the religion of popular belief. Many of Romans
practiced polytheism. As a result, numerous Christian
believers were persecuted for their divine faith in God.
Surprisingly, the Christian martyrs did not care that they
were sentenced …
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showed last 75 words of 518 total…his faith. Throughout the document, the martyrs are
regarded as being saintly and embodying the holy spirit in
its entirety, that they would give up their life on earth,
for the chance to live in heaven. This was and still is
something that most people would not do, or are even capable
of doing. Therefore, in early Christian times, this
sacrifice was considered something out of a person’s
“natural” state and thus being “supernatural.”
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