the Martyrs
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The Martyrs are early Christians who suffered persecution and death for their faith, venerated as holy witnesses and often commemorated collectively in church dedications and liturgy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Coptic martyrs | 1 |
| al-Shuhada means the martyrs | 1 |
| the Martyrs canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyrs
ⓘ
group of people ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
red martyrdom
ⓘ
testimony unto death ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
early Christianity
ⓘ
persecutions of Christians ⓘ |
| characteristic |
suffered death for their faith
ⓘ
suffered persecution ⓘ |
| commemoratedCollectivelyAs |
all holy martyrs
ⓘ
known and unknown martyrs ⓘ unnamed martyrs ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn |
Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Eucharistic prayers ⓘ church dedications ⓘ dedications of churches and altars ⓘ feast days ⓘ litanies of the saints ⓘ |
| commemoratedOn |
universal memorials for martyrs
ⓘ
various local feast days ⓘ |
| honoredBy |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Catholic Church worldwide ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Oriental Orthodoxy ⓘ
surface form:
Oriental Orthodox Churches
some Protestant churches ⓘ |
| honorExpressedBy |
hymns
ⓘ
icons ⓘ prayers ⓘ relics ⓘ |
| linkedToEvent |
Roman persecutions of Christians
ⓘ
other historical persecutions of Christians ⓘ |
| liturgicalFunction | intercessors for the faithful ⓘ |
| liturgicalTitle | holy martyrs ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Christian martyrologies
ⓘ
liturgical calendars ⓘ |
| moralExemplarFor |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christians
|
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| role | witnesses to the Christian faith ⓘ |
| spiritualSignificance |
seal of faith by blood
ⓘ
witness to the truth of the Gospel ⓘ |
| theologicalSignificance |
models of steadfast faith
ⓘ
witnesses to Christ ⓘ |
| veneratedAs |
holy witnesses
ⓘ
saints ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
al-Shuhada means the martyrs
this entity surface form:
Coptic martyrs