[Here Saturus tells the story of a vision he had of Perpetua and himself, after they were killed, being carried by four angels into heaven where they were reunited with other martyrs killed in the ...

St. Justin Martyr Born in Flavia Neapolis (in Palestinian Syria) around 100; conversion to Christianity around 130; martyred in Rome in the year 165, under Marcus Aurelius. Saint Justin Martyr (as ...

Saint Marian, an ordained lector, and Saint James, a deacon, were martyred during the persecution of Valerian around the year ...

1816-1866), one of the 103 Korean martyrs St. John Paul II canonized in 1984 in Seoul. Nam, whose Christian name was John the Baptist, was the nephew and godson of a high-ranking government ...

The martyrs are drawn from every continent and many Christian ... It was decided to use the ten niches not just to commemorate saints or worthy figures from the past (as is the case with most of the ...

The term martyr actually comes from a Greek word meaning "witness." A simple scan of the Synaxarion (a book on the lives of the saints) uncovers countless Orthodox Christian martyrs, or witnesses to ...

On April 11, the Catholic Church honors the memory of the 11th-century bishop and martyr St. Stanislaus of Krakow, who died for the faith at the hands of King Boleslaus II. Canonized in 1253 ...

St. Ethelbert (also known as Albert or Albright), King of East Anglia and Martyr (in the Eastern tradition—Passion-Bearer), is venerated as the main patron saint of the city of Hereford in western ...

From Friday 2nd to Monday 5th May, Sant'Antioco hosts the 666th Feast of St. Antioco Martyr Patron Saint of Sardinia, an event that combines faith, tradition and entertainment in a unique ...