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.
Women Martyrs, Animals, and God’s Presence in Ancient Christian Texts / Franchi Roberta. - In: HELMANTICA. - ISSN 0018-0114. - STAMPA. - 72:(2021), pp. 187-218.
Women Martyrs, Animals, and God’s Presence in Ancient Christian Texts
Franchi Roberta
2021
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.
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