Are you dead? Did you die for your Faith? If you've said yes to either of these questions you just might be a martyr.
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A martyr is somebody who suffers persecution and death for refusing to renounce a belief, usually religious. Some modern martyrs are Saint Elizabeth of Russia and Martin Luther King Jr.
To become a martyr you have to die for something you believe in such as a religion.
To be martyred or to become a martyr. To martyr would refer to the person doing the killing.
An inclination to become a martyr. An inclination to become a martyr.
St. Augustine of Hippo died of natural causes and was not a martyr.
Most martyrs are saints.
Because she was a Martyr for Christ.
Sebastian died the death of a martyr.
He was stoned to death for preaching about Our Lord.
Alban was the first martyr of Britain. He suffered in the persecution under Diocletian - probably in the year A.D. 303.
A martyr is someone who is willing to die instead of renounce their beliefs, or who will go through great suffering to further their beliefs. Here are some sentences.Joan of Arc is considered a martyr.He was a martyr to his arthritis.I don't think I could have become a religious martyr.
A martyr, beheaded by Herod. Matthew 14:1-10.
Stephen was a Christian martyr who was stoned to death for his faith. His martyrdom is recorded in the Bible in the book of Acts. As the first Christian martyr, Stephen's devotion to God and forgiveness of his persecutors led to his recognition as a saint in the Christian tradition.
He was assassinated in March 1980 while celebrating Mass.