The martyrs are a heroic minority ... stories that got circulated were very important for the development of early Christianity. Several of the martyrdoms talk about -- of course we don't know ...

6–7 The Christians in Rome who witness his execution gather his bodily ... those who had been slain for the word of God and for the witness they had borne” (Rev. 6:9). This early practice of ...

The martyrs are a heroic minority ... stories that got circulated were very important for the development of early Christianity. Several of the martyrdoms talk about -- of course we don't know ...

We need to engage with that spirit even those who hate us. The Coptic martyrs and their families — like the early Christians — call us to claim the more excellent way. They remind us that we ...

The word “genocide” is being used frequently here in Rome, at a conference titled “Under Caesar’s Sword: Christian Response to Persecution,” co-sponsored by the Religious Freedom Project ...

Early Christians faced persecution for this faith, with some being put in prison, tortured, and even killed. Early Christians did not have an easy time. The Roman authorities who were in power ...

learn about the Ark of the Covenant, the wooden chest believed to have once held the original Ten Commandments. Then, go inside the stories of seven early Christian martyrs.

The emperor ordered the systematic persecution of Christians and George refused to take part. In 303, he was himself tortured and executed in Palestine, becoming an early Christian martyr.

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 ...

And while the phrase "Christian persecution" may invoke images of ancient Rome and gladiators — it is still happening in the modern era. TEXAS PASTOR REMINDS ALL THAT THE CROSS IS PROOF OF GOD'S ...