Christian martyrs
Believers killed religiously
Christian martyrs are people who suffered death rather than renounce their faith in Jesus Christ.
The term applies especially to those killed during Roman persecutions in the early centuries of Christianity, though it extends to believers executed for their faith in any era.
Martyrdom holds special status in Christian theology—martyrs are venerated as witnesses whose deaths testify to the truth of their beliefs.
The early Christian martyrs were thrown to lions in the Colosseum.
- SacrificeSurrendering something valued
- Acts of the ApostlesScripture documenting early Christianity
- St. StephenFirst Christian martyr
- LionsDetroit's NFL franchise
- St. LawrenceMajor northeastern river
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- early churchapostles, early church, Church Fathers, apostolic fathers, Acts of the Apostles
- martyrdomStephen, Saint Stephen, Ignatius, Saint Ignatius, Felicity
- MartyrsSaint Stephen, Saint Peter, Saint Sebastian, Saint Paul, Saint Lawrence
- Late AntiquityConstantine, Theodosius I, Constantinople, fall of Rome, Roman Empire
- Asian Missionsmissionary work, foreign missions, missionary societies, mission schools, missionary schools
Christian martyrsapostates
Those who abandon belief
renegades · backsliders · Judas Iscariot · compromisers · conformists
Christian martyrsinquisitors
Those who investigate beliefs
executioners · Nero · persecutors · torturers · Roman emperors
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