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Has a history of usage in Italy, and has been used in Alessandro Manzoni's 19th c. classic novel "The Betrothed" where it's the name of the character of a priest's governess. As a result, "perpetua" has become a common word to designate a priest's governess, and has consequently fallen out of use as a person's name.

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