Above the Abbey's Great West Door stand ten statues to modern martyrs - Christians who gave up their lives for their beliefs. The martyrs are drawn from every continent and many Christian ...

“We are proud to have this number of people from our village who have become martyrs,” he said after his brother’s murder. “Since the Roman era, Christians have been martyrs and have ...

She not only kept house but helped nurse her mother, worried about her day & night ... another and settled down for life as a professional martyr. The Author. Lorna Rea (Mrs. Philip Russel ...

Enhance your student’s understanding of martyrdom with this peer-to-peer video, in which Anjani focuses on the life and legacy of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, one of the Modern Martyrs statues above the West ...

In a decree signed on Jan. 27, Pope Francis formally recognized the five Franciscan missionaries as having been killed for their faith, clearing the way for their beatification.

Dorothy Stang is considered a modern-day martyr by the catholic church following her assassination in 2005. Stang was killed in Brazil, where she efforted to protect the rainforests and the people ...

In his memory, the government of India declared January 30 as Martyrs’ Day to honour soldiers who laid down their lives for the freedom, welfare and progress of the India. On this day ...

Martyr's Day or Shaheed Diwas 2025: Martyr's Day or Shaheed Diwas is remembered in India on various dates. January 30th is a day that falls as Martyr's Day or Shaheed Diwas to commemorate Mahatma ...