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  2. List of Christian martyrs - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  3. List of child saints - Wikipedia

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    Member, Young Christian Workers (Jocists) Rolando Rivi: January 7, 1931 ... Martyrs of Nazism (1939–1945) Franciszek Glados: April 29, 1917 September 12, 1939 22

  4. Tarcisius - Wikipedia

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    According to one version of the detailed legend that developed later, Tarcisius was a young boy during one of the fierce 3rd-century Roman persecutions, probably during the reign of Emperor Valerian (253–259). One day, he was entrusted with the task of bringing the Eucharist to condemned Christians in prison. [4]

  5. Christian martyr - Wikipedia

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    The stoning to death of Stephen, the first Christian martyr, in a painting by the 16th-century Spanish artist Juan Correa de Vivar. In Christianity, a martyr is a person who was killed for their testimony for Jesus or faith in Jesus. [1]

  6. János Brenner - Wikipedia

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    The young priest took anointing oils and the Eucharist with him in his bag. He was soon ambushed in the woods and stabbed 32 times. He was soon ambushed in the woods and stabbed 32 times. He was found dead that morning, earning him the title "Hungarian Tarcisius ," since that martyr had died in similar circumstances.

  7. Maria Goretti - Wikipedia

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    La Cascina Antica (right), the Goretti home (currently under the care of the Passionist sisters) Maria Teresa Goretti (Italian: [maˈriːa teˈrɛːza ɡoˈretti]; 16 October 1890 – 6 July 1902) was an Italian virgin martyr of the Catholic Church, and one of the youngest saints to be canonized. [1]

  8. Nicholas Charnetsky - Wikipedia

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    After the Eucharistic Congress, Charnetsky remained in Ireland for several weeks, visiting various Redemptorist churches and schools. He then went back to Poland . Unfortunately, Charnetsky never had an opportunity to return to Ireland; World War II and the Soviet persecution of the church severely restricted his activity.

  9. Peter of Jesus Maldonado - Wikipedia

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    The young Father Maldonado. Although Maldonado celebrated his first Masses in El Paso, his first Solemn Mass was in the Church of the Holy Family in Chihuahua on February 11, 1918. Maldonado was assigned to San Nicolás de Carretas [4] where he worked with the Tarahumara Natives. He helped the poor with money and clothing, and raised and ...