Lives of Saints in Medieval Europe.

In the lives of Saints Macrina, Perpetua and Godelieve faith in Christ and the Christian Church played an important role. St. Macrina founded a religious women's group with her mother in the 4th century AD. St. Perpetua gave her life happily in the name of faith during the anti-Christian 3rd century AD in Carthaginian amphitheatre. And St. Godelieve lived in an abusive marriage ever praying to God wishing her husband health and never speaking an …

…her chosen course in life. And Godelieve never stops loving her abusive husband because when one loves Christ there is no room for hate in the heart. Whether these women's families are supportive (or not) their faith doesn't waver for a second. "As images of the feminine and as specific role models, the virgin-saints are probably the most significant for their near-fantastic defense of virginity and their highly articulate attacks on hypocrisy and immorality," (Petroff, 60).