ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -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. It is one of the oldest and most notable early Christian texts.

Detailed explanation-2: -The two female martyrs we meet in the Martyrdom of Perpetua and Felicitas are mothers. One of them, Felicitas, gives birth while they are in prison, the other, Perpetua, breastfeeds her infant son. Both women give up their children and thus their role as mothers in pursuit of a higher good: salvation through martyrdom.

Detailed explanation-3: -182-died March 7, 203, feast day March 7, Carthage [now a residential suburb of Tunis, Tunisia]), Christian martyr who wrote The Passion of Saints Perpetua and Felicity, a journal recounting her trial and imprisonment that was continued by a contemporary who described Perpetua’s death in the arena.

Detailed explanation-4: -Saint Felicitas (also known as Felicity) is said to have been a rich and pious Christian widow who had seven sons. She devoted herself to charitable work and converted many to the Christian faith by her example. This aroused the wrath of pagan priests who lodged a complaint against her with Emperor Marcus Aurelius.