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Not all Christian confessions accept every figure on this list as a martyr or Christian—see the linked articles for fuller discussion. In many types of Christianity, martyrdom is considered a direct path to sainthood and many names on this list are viewed as saints in one or more confessions.
The martyrs Maximus and Theodotus of Adrianopolis, c. 985 Wall painting of the martyred saints Ananias, Azarias, and Misael from the town of Samalut with Saints Damian and Cosmas, martyred during the persecutions of Diocletian in the late 3rd century AD. Stucco. 6th century AD. From Wadi Sarga, Egypt. British Museum.
Martyr's palm, Lily flower, Rosary [citation needed] Elena Valentinis: Augustinian habit [citation needed] Eleutherius and Antia: Martyr's palm [citation needed] Eligius: bishop portrayed with a crosier in his right hand, on the open palm of his left a miniature church of chased gold; with a hammer, anvil, and horseshoe; or with a horse: Elijah
Pope Damasus I claimed that he heard the story of these two martyrs from their executioner who went on to become a Christian. [1] Damasus states that they were killed at an out-of-the-way spot by the magistrate Severus or Serenus, [2] so that other Christians would not have a chance to bury and venerate their bodies. The two saints happily ...
Martyr narratives flourished later as a genre of Christian literature, but are not contemporary with the persecutions and are often of dubious historicity. This article lists both historical and legendary figures traditionally identified as martyrs during the reign of Diocletian.
Khanyile was shot on a hillside outside Eshowe on 9 March 1877, becoming the first South African Christian martyr. Du Plessis reported in A History of Christian Missions in South Africa [3] At Eshowe in 1877 a party of warriors approached Maqhamusela and told him he was to be killed. Why, the old man asked.
Since palm fronds are blessed before they are distributed on Palm Sunday, they hold a Holy status. That means you can't simply throw your Palm Cross away when the service is over.
A page from an early 9th-century copy of the Martyrologium Hieronymianum made at the Abbey of Lorsch. The Martyrologium Hieronymianum (meaning "martyrology of Jerome") or Martyrologium sancti Hieronymi (meaning "martyrology of Saint Jerome") is an ancient martyrology or list of Christian martyrs in calendar order, one of the most used and influential of the Middle Ages.