Saint Perpetua – Patron Saint of Mothers, Martyrs

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Saints Perpetua and Felicity (believed to have died in 203 a.c) are Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Perpetua was a married noblewoman, said to have been 22 years old at the time of her death, and mother of an infant she was nursing. Felicity, a slave imprisoned with her and pregnant at the time, was martyred with her. They were put to death along with others at Carthage in the Roman province of Africa.
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  • Image: By Anonymous – http://days.pravoslavie.ru/Images/ii2736&4000.htm,
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  1. I notice you are using Portraits of saints image of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity. Do you know the image is copyrighted and you need permission to use them?

    • Dear Maryann,
      Thank you for your message.
      I had no realised that the portrait was copyrighted.
      It has been removed and replaced with a Wiki-Commons image.

      Many thanks for pointing this out.

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