Martyr
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| 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. | 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. | ||
| + | == Literature == | ||
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| + | * ''[[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]] | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
| *[[Christian martyrs]] | *[[Christian martyrs]] | ||
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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
See also
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