The Ante-Nicene Church · AD 180–313

Generosa of Scillium

d. 17 July 180 · Scillitan martyr · Scillium → Carthage

The Ante-Nicene Church

Who Generosa of Scillium was

One of the five Scillitan women condemned with the company. Her Latin name (“the noble-born”) appears in the roll of the beheaded; the Acts record no words of hers, only her steadfast refusal to sacrifice — the silent confession that in the martyr-literature counts as loud as any speech.

Also listed in martyrs, women and under marcus aurelius.

Common questions

When did Generosa die?

Generosa of Scillium is dated d. 17 July 180 in the archive, which places Generosa in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).

Which early sources mention Generosa?

Generosa of Scillium is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from Court transcript and The Hieronymian compilers. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Generosa from?

The archive associates Generosa of Scillium with Scillium, Carthage. The sources record more than one location, so the places are listed in the order the record moves through them.

Who were Generosa’s contemporaries?

The archive links Generosa of Scillium to 3 other figures, including Januaria of Scillium, Vestia of Scillium and Secunda of Scillium. Each connection is drawn from a source that places them together, not from inference.

Primary-source mentions (2)

Every passage below is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Acts of the Scillitan Martyrs 13

c. AD 180
Saturninus the proconsul said, ‘Will you have a space of thirty days to think it over?’ Speratus said, ‘In a matter so plainly just there is nothing to consider.’
Court transcript · 13 · source text

Martyrologium Hieronymianum (the Scillitan feast, 17 July)

c. AD 450
The Hieronymian compilers · calendar entry · source text

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The one place the sources put Generosa.

  1. 1Carthage

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