Saint
Perpetua
A woman saint commemorated in the Western calendars.
- Feast
- August 4old style August 17
- Era
- unknown
Life
Saint Perpetua was a matron of Rome, baptized by the Apostle Peter, who brought her husband and her son, Saint Nazarius, to the faith, around the year 80. Her relics are enshrined in Milan and Cremona in Italy.
She is commemorated on 4 August as a saint of the undivided Church, by the New Calendar. She is not to be confused with Saint Perpetua of Carthage, martyred in 203 with Felicity.
Commemorated the same day August 4
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- Agabius of VeronaSaint · Bishop of VeronaAug 4
- Antoninus of EphesusSaintAug 4
- Bartholomew of NicomediaMartyrAug 4
- BroghanSaintAug 4
- BuanVenerableAug 4
- Constantine of EphesusSaint · ExakoustodianAug 4
- CrescentioMartyrAug 4
- DariaSaintAug 4