They were both martyred together. One was the slave of the other.
They are honored because both of them died as martyrs for the faith.
Perpetua has written: 'The Passion of SS. Perpetua and Felicity, MM'
No, they weren't. St. Perpetua was a young expectant mother and St. Felicity was her slave. They were arrested for converting to Christianity and executed at Carthage by decree of Emperor Septimius Severus.
She is an apocryphal saint, not mentioned in the Bible- she is linked with Felicity ( Happiness) it is said they were Twin Sisters- Felicity and Perpetua, if you change this to Felicity In Perpetua- Happy all the time- a nice motto for an amusement park! so be it. Some have argued these Roman-era girls were Siamese Twins.
St. Felicity lived in Carthage, South Africa. St. Felicity was imprisoned alongside St. Perpetua and she died in the year 203.
Their actual birth dates are not recorded but they were born sometime in the late second century. Both were martyred on March 7, 203, it is believed. Both were young at the time and probably born about the year AD180.
Monica had three children: Augustine the eldest, Navigius the second, and a daughter, Perpetua. I can find no reference to either Navigius or Perpetua having been declared as saints.
There are a number of saints named Felicity. You will have to be more specific.
There are several saints named Felicity but none are American.
Which St. Felicity? There are many saints by that name - both male and female.
Which St. Felicity? There are many saints by that name - both male and female.
Saint Felicity is a saint mainly because she refused to give up her belief of Christianity, with full knowledge that she would be martyred if she didn't. She is the patron saint of expectant mothers, young mothers, women wanting to become pregnant, and children who die prematurely.