Early Church (3rd century)
Feast: March 7 (with St. Felicity)
A young mother-martyr whose prison diary witnesses courage and maternal love united to Christ.
Vibia Perpetua (d. 203) was a catechumen in Carthage imprisoned with Felicity and others. Her diary records dreams, wrestling with her father’s pleas, and nursing her child. She faced the arena rather than deny Christ. Their story is among the most treasured early martyr accounts.