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Felicity of Carthage

c. 143* – 203 · b. Carthage

* Date marked with an asterisk is a placeholder estimate (lifespan heuristic), not a sourced claim. Hover for the derivation.

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Slave woman of Carthage and companion of Perpetua, martyred with her in the amphitheatre c. 203 under Septimius Severus. According to the Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis she gave birth in prison shortly before her execution and was thrown to a wild heifer alongside Perpetua. Commemorated jointly with Perpetua in the Roman canon and venerated across both Western and Eastern traditions.

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Sources for biography

  • Passio Perpetuae et Felicitatis primary
  • Augustine, Sermons 280-282 primary
  • ODCC s.v. Perpetua and Felicitas, SS. secondary

documented connections(1)

  • cited (incoming) Augustine of Hippo
    Augustine's sermons 280-282 commemorate Felicity jointly with Perpetua.
    Augustine, Sermons 280, 281, 282

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