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A collection of popes have had violent deaths through the centuries. The circumstances have ranged from martyrdom (Pope Stephen I) to war (Lucius II), to an alleged beating by a jealous husband (Pope John XII). A number of other popes have died under circumstances that some believe to be murder, but for which definitive evidence has not been found. Martyr popes This list is incomplete ; you ...
[1] [3] She was 19 years old at the time of her death. [2] According to Betty Hopkins, a former classmate, Martin was "a shy, studious, friendly girl who had many friends." [3] Her parents described her as "a living saint." [1] She was also a devout Catholic. [4] Martin's father was John Martin, a local foreman and minor politician. [1]
Maximilian Kolbe, 1941, murdered in Auschwitz; Benigna Cardoso da Silva, 1941; Edith Stein, 1942, murdered in Auschwitz; Gorazd, 1942, Bishop of Prague; Lucian Tapiedi, 1942; Franz Jägerstätter, 1943; Sophie Scholl, 1921-1943, a devout Lutheran executed by the Nazis for her anti-Nazi activism; Maria Restituta Kafka, 1943
This list of royal saints and martyrs enumerates Christian monarchs, other royalty, and nobility who have been beatified or canonized, or who are otherwise venerated as or conventionally given the appellation of "saint" or "martyr". Their names are in English and, where known, in their own language.
Saint Winifred (or Winefride; Welsh: Gwenffrewi; Latin: Wenefreda, Winifreda) was a Welsh virgin martyr of the 7th century. Her story was celebrated as early as the ...
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[2]: 186 Many people were exiled, and hundreds of dissenters were burned at the stake, earning her the nickname of "Bloody Mary". [3] The number of people executed for their faith during the persecutions is thought to be at least 287, including 56 women. [4] Thirty others died in prison. [5]: 79
Infant saint, by tradition born and died at Walton Grounds, near the village of King's Sutton, Northamptonshire: Hadulph 662 Bishop of Arras Cambrai: Maximus the Confessor: 580 662 Pelinus of Brindisi 662 Cunibert 663 Bishop of Cologne: Aileran (Sapiens the Wise) 664 Cedd 664 Deusdedit (Freithona) 664 Tuda of Lindisfarne 664