Vibia Perpetua, a young Christian girl, was martyred in Carthage in the Roman Empire about 1,820 years ago. The account of her martyrdom is still alive to this day, and her story, which is told all over the world, is an inspiration to Christians, especially those facing persecution. According to Open Doors, more than 365 million Christians today are suffering high levels of discrimination and persecution for their faith. These Christians may look to stories like Perpetua’s. Christians also faced persecution back in Perpetua’s time, which was in the Roman Empire. Despite the prosecution, no matter what Perpetua faced in her life, she was steadfast in her faith. In this essay, you will learn more about who Perpetua was, the day of her martyrdom, and how her account still inspires Christians today. Perpetua’s family name, which is Vibius, must have meant that this family…show more content… Before she is killed, her father comes to her to beg her to deny her faith so that she can come home– so that she can pity his gray hair. Perpetua points at a vase, and she asks her father if the vase can be called by any other name. After her father responds with an, “Of course not!”, Perpetua responds, “Just like this vase cannot be called anything other than what it is, so I cannot be called anything other than what I am, a Christian.” How many Christians are willing to stand up to their own family members today so bravely and claim that they are indeed Christian? Perpetua had no problem doing so because she knew that a great reward awaited her in Heaven for her willingness to stand up as a believer in Christ. Worachek further mentions more details that we have not yet looked through. He mentions in his article that the Christians, while they were being led into the Carthage arena for their martyrdom, sang hymns and called out those watching them to repent of their
