In this booklet Saint Alphonsus de Liguori, Bishop and Doctor of the Church (1696-1787) presents the lives and sufferings of eight illustrious female martyrs of the early Catholic Church. 1.ST. THEODORA; 2. ST. AGATHA; 3. ST. LUCY; 4. ST CECILIA; 5. ST. AGNES; 6. SAINTS PERPETUA AND FELICITY; 7. ST. ANASTASIA; 8. ST. CRISPINA.The inspiring and heart-wrenching stories of their martyrdom are taken from St Alphonsus' "Victories of the Martyrs, translated from the Italian, 1888. Some of the language has been modernized by the editor for the benefit of the contemporary reader. Other great edited classic Catholic books can be seen by searching "Darrell Wright".