for their faith. The early Christian period before Constantine I was the "Age of Martyrs". "Early Christians venerated martyrs as powerful intercessors...

This is a list of reputed martyrs of Christianity; it includes only notable people with Wikipedia articles. Not all Christian confessions accept every...

A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, 'witness' stem μαρτυρ-, martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing...

and Plato), in whose works he was well studied, as unknowing Christians. Justin was martyred, along with some of his students, and is venerated as a saint...

all a reliable index of the sufferings of the Christians as a whole". Acts of the Martyrs Christian martyrs Damnatio ad bestias Hellenistic religion Interpretatio...

c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon...

protomartyr (Koine Greek, πρῶτος prôtos 'first' + μάρτυς mártus 'martyr') is the first Christian martyr in a country or among a particular group, such as a religious...

former times, was little known. An obscure Christian martyr Severianus was, about the year AD 300, martyred in the following way, according to one tale:...

romanized: Geṓrgios; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition...

Christian martyr Michael Hồ Đình Hy (1857) – beheaded in Korea as Christian martyr Théophane Vénard (1861) – beheaded in Tonkin as Christian martyr Ba...

of Formiae, Christian martyr Expeditus, Roman centurion and martyr Felix and Adauctus, Christian martyrs Fermin, Christian bishop and martyr Lu Ji, Chinese...

was during this time that the 26 martyrs were executed. By 1630, Catholicism had been driven underground. When Christian missionaries returned to Japan...

about 30 Ethiopian Christians. The victims, all but one members of the Coptic Orthodox Church, were formally declared saints and martyrs in February of 2015...

Saint Paul, which is observed on 29 June. The celebration is of ancient Christian origin, the date selected being the anniversary of either their death...

Basil of Ancyra was a Christian martyr who was killed during the reign of Julian the Apostate (331–362). He is not to be confused with the hieromartyr...

The Martyrs of Japan (Japanese: 日本の殉教者, Hepburn: Nihon no junkyōsha) were Christian missionaries and followers who were persecuted and executed, mostly...

223), Christian martyr and saint Asterius of Caesarea (died 262), Christian martyr and saint Asterius, Claudius and Neon (died 303), Christian martyr and...

leader of the Miaphysite Christian community of Najran in the early 6th century; he was executed during the persecution of Christians by king Yemen Yusuf As'ar...

a bishop – in the Roman Empire who ministered to persecuted Christians. He was martyred and his body buried on the Via Flaminia on February 14, which...

Rufina, Christian martyrs Maurice (or Mauritius), Christian martyr Quentin, Christian missionary and martyr Valerius and Rufinus, Christian martyrs Victoricus...

Saint Stephen (c. 5 – c. 34 CE) was the first Christian martyr. St. Stephen, or variants, may refer to: Pope Stephen I (died 257) Saint Ysteffan, credited...

She is one of several virgin martyrs commemorated by name in the Canon of the Mass, and one of many Christians martyred during the reign of the Roman...

(Latin: Sancta Lucia) and better known as Saint Lucy, was a Roman Christian martyr who died during the Diocletianic Persecution. She is venerated as a...

(died c. 353), Christian martyr Maximilian of Lorch (died 288), Christian bishop and martyr Maximilian of Tebessa (274–295), Christian martyr Maximilian Kolbe...

major source for identifying Christian martyrs in this period. Martyr narratives flourished later as a genre of Christian literature, but are not contemporary...

The First Apology was an early work of Christian apologetics addressed by Justin Martyr to the Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius. In addition to arguing against...

called the Feast of Saint Stephen, is a Christian saint's day to commemorate Saint Stephen, the first Christian martyr or protomartyr, celebrated on 26 December...

and Anastasia (died 68 AD), Christian martyr Basilissa of Saints Callinica and Basilissa (died 252 AD), Christian martyr Basilissa of Saints Julian and...

cause. Martyr or martyrs may also refer to: Martyr (1927 film), a French silent film Martyr (2017 film), a Lebanese film by Mazen Khaled Martyrs (2008...

c. 240 – January 7, 312), known as Lucian the Martyr, was a Christian presbyter, theologian and martyr. He was noted for both his scholarship and ascetic...