Peter, one of Jesus' disciples
No, Saint David was not a martyr. He was a Welsh bishop and the patron saint of Wales, known for his teachings and founding monastic settlements. He is revered for his piety and contributions to the spread of Christianity in Wales.
Saint Stephen is known as a martyr because he was the first Christian martyr recorded in the Bible. He was stoned to death for his unwavering faith and preaching of Christianity, making the ultimate sacrifice for his beliefs. This act of martyrdom solidified his place in Christian history and earned him the title of the first Christian martyr.
Probably as he was dying. He was the "protomartyr" or first martyr, and his death antedates almost all organization in Christianity, and that would certainly include any formal process of canonization or recognition as a saint.
It spread the faith, thus proving the statement 'the blood of the martyr's is the seed of the church'.
Saint Justin the Martyr was declared a saint long before the canonization process was put into place and no miracles were required. He died as a martyr and that was all that was required of the early Christians for sainthood.
Stephen was the first martyr. People saw these lives of these early christians and became christians.
A martyr is one who is killed for believing in their religion
Saint Stephen, also known as Saint Stephen the First Martyr, lived in Israel during the first century AD. He was the first Christian martyr and is considered a significant figure in Christianity.
The second British Christian martyr is commonly believed to be Saint Alban, who was executed in the 3rd century for sheltering a priest and converting to Christianity. He is considered the first Christian martyr in Britain.
A martyr is a person who dies for the truth, a principle, an ideal or to protest against an evil or a bad government or an oppressor. Such as when the Underground Resistance workers were killed because they would not reveal to the bad Nazis who were the other Underground Resistance workers during WWII. Or another example is when Christians die because they refuse to convert away from Christianity. The people who want them to leave Christianity then kill them. Therefore they are martyrs. So the role of the martyr is to stand up for his faith, beliefs, people, ideals, values and dreams.
The earliest records would suggest the Romans brought the religion to Britain.
To be martyred or to become a martyr. To martyr would refer to the person doing the killing.