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2 days ago · The veneration of George spread from Syria Palaestina through Lebanon to the rest of the Byzantine Empire – though the martyr is not mentioned in the Syriac Breviarium – and the region east of the Black Sea.
6 days ago · Around the year 64, the city of Rome experienced a devastating fire. Emperor Nero blamed it on the Christians, and a severe persecution followed. Included in the mass murder of Christians were the First Martyrs of Rome. We don’t know their names, but their witness to the faith is certain.
6 days ago · 120 Martyrs of China. On July 9 the Church celebrates the feast of the 120 Martyrs of China. Religious persecution has a long history in China, especially persecution of Christians, thousands...
3 days ago · What gives a martyr hope. Kevin Clarke July 03, 2024. Photo from Unsplash. A Reflection for Memorial of St. Augustine Zhao Rong, priest, and companions, martyrs. Find today’s readings here ...
5 days ago · Martyrologies and other discourses on martyrdom were powerful tools for defining true religion and influencing the behavior of religious adherents, even if the popular representation of the martyr-figure that arises from these works did not necessarily reflect all of the views on martyrdom held by Catholics and Protestants in contemporary society.
3 days ago · Husayn ibn Ali ( Arabic: الحسين بن علي, romanized : al-Ḥusayn ibn ʿAlī; 11 January 626 – 10 October 680) was an Alid political and religious leader.
5 days ago · Twenty-three-year-old theology student Salvador Pigem Serra penned a note to his mother on a scrap of paper: “Mama, don’t cry. Jesus is asking for my blood; I am going to shed it out of love for Him. I will be a martyr; I’m going to heaven. I will be waiting for you there.”
6 days ago · Every Feb. 5, the Church remembers St. Agatha of Catania, a young woman who consecrated her virginity to God and died a martyr’s death during the persecution of the Roman Emperor Decius in the third century. Agatha was born in Catania, Sicily, in southern Italy, around the year 230.
6 days ago · Stephen’s martyrdom was overseen by a Pharisee named Saul — later St. Paul — who became a disciple after a dramatic vision of Christ and became a martyr himself. Numerous popes have reflected over the years on the importance of St. Stephen in the life of the Church.
5 days ago · Pope Francis announced he will celebrate a Mass of canonization for 14 people, including the 11 “Martyrs of Damascus,” on Sunday, Oct. 20, 2024, the Vatican announced after the College of ...
