Vestina's Martyrdom: A Story of the Catacombs

Alexander Andronicus Apostle Athens aunts believe bitter brutal band Catacombs CHAPTER Christian faith Church confess dare dark daughter deaconess dear death Demas deny disciples dungeon dying Emperor Ephraim Epipodious Eudoxia eyes father fear feel Felicitas felt friends Fulvius Gospel heard heart heaven honour hope hour household husband inquired Jesus Christ Judaism knew ladies learnt light listened lived looked Lord Lupercalia Mamertine prison Marcus martyrdom matter mind mistress morning mother Nero never night noble once Onesimus pagan passed Paul peace Perpetua persecution Philip Ponticus poor Priscilla prison professed Publius Puteoli rabbi Rabbi Johanan remain replied Roman Rome Ruth sake secret seemed silent sister slave soldiers soon sorrow soul spirit stood strange suffer sure tell thing thou thought told Trastevere trembling trust truth turned Tychicus Vestina waiting wife wonder words worship young youth Zillah