Secundulus

d. 203 (in prison) · Catechumen · Martyr of Carthage · Carthage

The Ante-Nicene Church

Who Secundulus was

One of Perpetua’s catechumen company, who — the Passion notes almost in passing — “God called out of this world” in prison before the day of the games, sparing him the beasts. His quiet death in the cell, recorded without embellishment beside the arena’s drama, is the account’s reminder that not every martyr’s end was public spectacle. Named with the others so that none of the company should be lost.

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Common questions

When did Secundulus die?

Secundulus is dated d. 203 (in prison) in the archive, which places Secundulus in the Ante-Nicene Church (AD 180–313).

Which early sources mention Secundulus?

Secundulus is named in 2 primary-source passages catalogued here, drawn from The Passion (eyewitness redactor) and The Hieronymian compilers. Every passage is quoted from a named public-domain translation, earliest first.

Where was Secundulus from?

The archive associates Secundulus with Carthage.

Who were Secundulus’ contemporaries?

The archive links Secundulus to 3 other figures, including Vibia Perpetua, Revocatus and Felicity (Felicitas). 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.

Passion of Perpetua and Felicity 14

c. AD 203

But Secundulus, by an earlier end, God had already called out of this world while yet in prison, not without grace, that he might escape the beasts.

The Passion (eyewitness redactor) · 14 · source text

Martyrologium Hieronymianum (with Perpetua's company, 7 March)

c. AD 450

The Hieronymian compilers · calendar entry · source text

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