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  1. perpetua

    Perpetua and Felicity (Latin: Perpetua et Felicitas) were Christian martyrs of the 3rd century. Vibia Perpetua was a recently married, well-educated noblewoman, said to have been 22 years old at the time of her death, and mother of an infant son she was nursing. Felicity, an enslaved woman imprisoned with her and pregnant at the time, was martyred with her. They were put to death along with others at Carthage in the area of Africa in the Roman province of Africa (now known as Tunisia). The Passion of Perpetua and Felicity narrates their death. According to the passion narrative, five people were arrested and executed at the military games in celebration of the Emperor Septimius Severus's birthday. Along with Felicitas and Perpetua, these included two free men, Saturninus and Secundulus, and an enslaved man named Revocatus; all were catechumens or Christians being instructed in the faith but not yet baptized. To this group of five was added a further man named Saturus, who voluntarily went before the magistrate and proclaimed himself a Christian. Perpetua's first person narrative was published posthumously as part of the Passion.

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  1. Perpetua

    Perpetua is a typeface that was designed by English sculptor and typeface designer Eric Gill. Though not designed in the historical period of transitional type, Perpetua can be classified with transitional typefaces because of characteristics such as high stroke contrast and bracketed serifs. Along with these characteristics, Perpetua bears the distinct personality of Eric Gill's letterforms.

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  1. PERPETUA

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Perpetua is ranked #88020 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Perpetua surname appeared 211 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Perpetua.

    79.1% or 167 total occurrences were White.
    11.8% or 25 total occurrences were Asian.
    5.2% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    2.3% or 5 total occurrences were of two or more races.

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of perpetua in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of perpetua in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of perpetua in a Sentence

  1. Ilarie Voronca:

    Cred că poetul e într-o perpetuă revelaţie pe care proza n-o aduce, ceva rezervat celor puţini.

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