The Apologists · AD 130–180
Charito
d. c. 165 · Martyr · Companion of Justin · Rome
The Apologists
Who Charito was
A woman among the company condemned with Justin — asked by the prefect whether she too would become a Christian by escaping punishment, she answered that she was already one “by the gift of God.” The transcript names her separately from the man Chariton, one letter apart, and preserves her brief, unshakable reply: a rare instance of a female martyr’s own trial words from the second century.
Acts of Justin only.
Also listed in martyrs, women and under marcus aurelius.
Common questions
When did Charito die?
Charito is dated d. c. 165 in the archive, which places Charito in the Apologists (AD 130–180). The dating is traditional and approximate; the archive marks it as uncertain rather than fixing a year the sources do not give.
Which early sources mention Charito?
Charito is named in 1 primary-source passage catalogued here, drawn from Court transcript (Recension A). Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Where was Charito from?
The archive associates Charito with Rome.
Who were Charito’s contemporaries?
The archive links Charito to 3 other figures, including Justin Martyr, Chariton and Euelpistus. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.
Primary-source mentions (1)
Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.
Acts of Justin and Companions 4
c. AD 165Charito said, ‘By God’s help I am a Christian.’Court transcript (Recension A) · 4 · source text
Connected in the archive
People
Events in this lifetime
- AD 95 · Domitian’s reprisals, AD 95
- AD 96 · Rome writes to Corinth: 1 Clement, AD 96
- AD 112 · Pliny writes Trajan, AD 112
- AD 117 · Symeon and Ignatius martyred, AD 117
- AD 135 · Bar Kokhba crushed; Aelia Capitolina, AD 135
- AD 144 · Marcion expelled at Rome, AD 144
- AD 156 · The New Prophecy erupts, AD 156
Place
Places served
The one place the sources put Charito.
- 1Rome