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Christian martyr

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In Christianity, a martyr is a person considered to have died because of their testimony for Jesus or faith in Jesus. In years of the early church, stories depict this often occurring through death by sawing, stoning, crucifixion, burning at the stake or other forms of torture and capital punishment. The word martyr comes from the Koine word μάρτυς, mártys, which means "witness" or "testimony".
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    • Theology 

    • The Early Church 

    • The Roman Empire 

    • The Middle Ages 

    • Degrees of martyrdom 

    • Christian martyrs today