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Dirk Willems etching from Martyrs Mirror "Death of Cranmer", from the 1887 Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Jan van Essen and Hendrik Vos, 1523, burned at the stake, early Lutheran martyrs; Jan de Bakker, 1525, burned at the stake; Martyrs of Tlaxcala, 1527-1529; Felix Manz, 1527; Patrick Hamilton, 1528, burned at the stake, early Lutheran martyr ...
Martyrs of England and Wales (1535–1680) Thomas Belson: ca. 1564 July 5, 1589 25 Great Britain: Westminster: Blessed: Laurence Humphreys: ca. 1571 1591 20 Great Britain: Westminster: Blessed: James Bird [Byrd or Beard]? 1592 20-21 Great Britain: Westminster: Blessed: Martyrs of the French Revolution (1792–1796) Louis Clot (Célestin of ...
Christianity portal; Catholicism portal; Biography portal; 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).
Christians were persecuted by local authorities on an intermittent and ad hoc basis. In addition, there were several periods of empire-wide persecution which were directed from the seat of government in Rome. Christians were the targets of persecution because they refused to worship the Roman gods or to pay homage to the emperor as divine.
Uganda Martyrs: 23 Anglican and 22 Catholic Christians executed on the orders of Mwanga II of Buganda between 1885 and 1887. Vietnamese Martyrs: according to the Catholic Church, an estimated 130,000–300,000 Catholics were persecuted in Vietnam between 1745 and 1862.
Stephen (Greek: Στέφανος, romanized: Stéphanos; c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. [2] According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings.
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Most articles should be placed in a sub-category covering a specific time period. In the case of the later periods, the article should also be placed in a denominational sub-category. Note that the denominational categories are not used to identify which churches honour a particular martyr, but rather the church to which the m
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