Christian martyrs

Saint Perpetua was a Roman noblewoman martyred for her Christian faith. By writing her own account, she ensured her story would live on.

☦︎THE BLOOD OF THE MARTYRS IS THE SEED OF THE CHURCH.☦︎ • • • Martyrdom is the same thing as Christianity. These two words have the same meaning. Hatred against Christ and His followers should not surprise us. It is natural, it was foretold by the Lord Himself, Who said: “If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me before it hated you” (John 15:18). What sort of disciples would we then be, if we did not follow the footsteps of our Teacher?

Martyrs chrétiens entrant à l'amphithéâtre/ Christian martyrs going into the amphitheatre by Francois-Leon Benouville (French, b. 1821 - d. 1859).

By 1597, Christianity in Japan was a relatively small but growing religion, with estimates of around 300,000 Catholics in the country. However this was met with various political and social complications, as the shogunate was worried about colonialism from Christian European powers and the...

“For me to live is Christ; to die is gain,” says Paul (Phil 1:21), who was beheaded for the faith in Rome. In fact, all the disciples were violently killed except for John. Still the message spread. And martyrdom never stopped. Today, 322 Christians are killed for their faith every month, not counting the other […]

Saint Denis, the first bishop of Paris and France's Apostle, was martyred alongside St. Rusticus and St. Eleutherius, becoming the patron saint of France.

The lives and deaths of Christian martyrs aren’t lore but legacy.