The Noblewoman Who Would Not Recant
In the year 203 AD, a twenty-two-year-old noblewoman named Perpetua stood in a Carthaginian prison, cradling her infant son. Her father — wealthy, connected, desperate...
This is stories & illustrations, drawing on Romans 1:16.
In the year 203 AD, a twenty-two-year-old noblewoman named Perpetua stood in a Carthaginian prison, cradling her infant son. Her father — wealthy, connected, desperate — came to her cell and begged her to offer a simple pinch of incense to the Roman gods. Just one small gesture, and she could walk free. Return to comfort. Raise her child in peace.…
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