Women martyrs, animals and God's presence in ancient Christian texts


Title	Women martyrs, animals and God's presence in ancient Christian texts
Author	Franchi, Roberta
Subject	God Animals Female martyrs Allegorical meaning
Abstract	The main aim of this paper is to examine the martyrdom of some Christian women (Blandina, Perpetua and Thecla) in close connection with the animals they have to face. On the one hand, these wild beats become the incarnation of the Devil, ready to harass the female martyr; on the other hand, the animal, perceiving God’s living presence in the female martyr, does not devour her. The wild beasts acquire symbolic meaning, strictly intertwined with God’s providence
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36576/summa.146006

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Creation date of the digital resource	24 / 11 / 2021 00 : 00 : 00

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