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This is a list of reputed martyrs of Christianity; it includes only notable people with Wikipedia articles.Not all Christian confessions accept every figure on this list as a martyr or Christian—see the linked articles for fuller discussion.
This category is for individuals and groups of martyrs who died for their Roman Catholic faith. Earlier martyrs are categorised as Category:Ante-Nicene Christian martyrs (1st to 4th century) or Category:Christian martyrs of the Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries).
In the reign of Pope Gregory XIII (1572–85), authorisation was given for 63 recognised martyrs to have their relics honoured and pictures painted for Catholic devotions. These martyrs were formally beatified by Pope Leo XIII, 54 in 1886 and the remaining nine in 1895. Further groups of martyrs were subsequently documented and proposed by the ...
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
Four Crowned Martyrs: nine people venerated as martyrs and saints by the Catholic Church. Korean Martyrs: 8,000–10,000 Catholics were killed during the 19th century in Korea, 103 of whom have been canonized. List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation: men and women executed under heresy laws during the Scottish Reformation.
The Forty Martyrs of England and Wales [1] or Cuthbert Mayne and Thirty-Nine Companion Martyrs are a group of Catholic, lay and religious, men and women, executed between 1535 and 1679 for treason and related offences under various laws enacted by Parliament during the English Reformation.
Pages in category "20th-century Roman Catholic martyrs" The following 179 pages are in this category, out of 179 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Canadian Martyrs; List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation; Martyr Saints of China; Colchester Martyrs; Martyrs of Córdoba; Saints of the Cristero War; D.