Profile in Faith: The Martyrdom of Perpetua

Episode 66 July 07, 2023 00:06:18
Profile in Faith: The Martyrdom of Perpetua
Knowing & Doing
Profile in Faith: The Martyrdom of Perpetua

Jul 07 2023 | 00:06:18

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Show Notes

We have little idea what brought Perpetua to faith in Christ, or how long she had been a Christian, but thanks  to her diary, and that of another prisoner, we have some idea of her last days—an ordeal that so impressed the famous Augustine that he preached four sermons about her death. Learn more in this special Knowing & Doing Podcast. To read this article online, please click here.

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