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Perpetua
Christian martyr, mother of Saint Nazarius
SaintAncient RomePre-congregation
Feast: 12 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
50
Died
100
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Perpetua, also Perpetua of Rome, was a Roman woman, the mother of Saint Nazarius, a Christian martyr and a saint of the Catholic Church.
Summary translated from the Polish Wikipedia article Perpetua (męczennica rzymska) (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Nazarius Saint Child
Sources
- CatholicSaints.Info — Book of Saints: Nazarius and Celsus — The Roman matron said to be the mother of St Nazarius, honoured with him; the site also has a separate 'Saint Perpetua of Rome' entry.
- Wikidata Q2071680 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.