Perpetua, Peter's able wife, accompanied him on all his journeys and missionary excursions, ultimately meeting a tragic end in the arena at Rome. [1] Perpetua cooked for apostles while her mother named Amatha was sick with fever. [2] Perpetua, Peter's able wife, labored faithfully alongside him, but met a tragic end when she was fed to wild beasts in the arena in Rome. [3]
Perpetua, leader of the enlarged women's corps, fearlessly ministered to the sick and afflicted alongside her fellow women in Perea, faithfully supporting her husband Simon Peter's missionary endeavors until her martyrdom in the Roman arena. [4]
See also: UB 145:3.5.