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- | # One who takes action according to his religious beliefs accepting that he will be killed by others; one who is put to death for his religion; as, ''Stephen was the first Christian '''martyr'''''. | + | A '''martyr''' ([[language|Greek]]: μάρτυς, ''mártys'', "[[witness]]"; [[Word stem|stem]] μάρτυρ-, ''mártyr-'') is somebody who suffers [[persecution]] and death for advocating, refusing to renounce, and/or refusing to advocate a belief or cause, usually a religious one. |
- | <!-- maybe somebody can find a way to include women without twice using "he or she"? --> | + | == Literature == |
- | # Hence, one who sacrifices his life, his station, or what is of great value to him, for the sake of principle or to sustain a cause. | + | |
+ | * ''[[Foxe's Book of Martyrs]]'' (1563), by John Foxe | ||
+ | * ''[[Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs]]'' (1591) by Antonio Gallonio | ||
+ | * ''[[Martyrs Mirror]]'' (1660), by Thieleman J. van Braght, with 104 copper etchings by Jan Luyken | ||
+ | ==Art== | ||
+ | :''[[art horror]]'' | ||
+ | *[[Jan Luyken]]'s copper engravings | ||
+ | *[[The Death of St Agnes]] (1635), an oil on canvas by Francesco Cairo | ||
+ | *[[The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer]] (1883), a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme | ||
+ | ==See also== | ||
+ | * [[Ad leones]] | ||
+ | * [[Acts of the Martyrs]] | ||
+ | * [[Christian martyrs]] | ||
+ | * [[Martyr complex]] | ||
+ | * ''[[Martyrs Mirror]]'' | ||
+ | * [[Martyrology]] | ||
+ | * [[Perpetua and Felicity]] | ||
+ | * [[Religious persecution]] | ||
+ | * [[Religious views on suicide]] | ||
+ | *[[Ten thousand martyrs]] | ||
+ | *[[Agnes of Rome|Saint Agnes]] stab bed (1637) by Francesco Cairo | ||
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A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, "witness"; stem μάρτυρ-, mártyr-) is somebody who suffers persecution and death for advocating, refusing to renounce, and/or refusing to advocate a belief or cause, usually a religious one.
Literature
- Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563), by John Foxe
- Tortures and Torments of the Christian Martyrs (1591) by Antonio Gallonio
- Martyrs Mirror (1660), by Thieleman J. van Braght, with 104 copper etchings by Jan Luyken
Art
- Jan Luyken's copper engravings
- The Death of St Agnes (1635), an oil on canvas by Francesco Cairo
- The Christian Martyrs' Last Prayer (1883), a painting by Jean-Léon Gérôme
See also
- Ad leones
- Acts of the Martyrs
- Christian martyrs
- Martyr complex
- Martyrs Mirror
- Martyrology
- Perpetua and Felicity
- Religious persecution
- Religious views on suicide
- Ten thousand martyrs
- Saint Agnes stab bed (1637) by Francesco Cairo
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