 | A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, 'witness' stem μαρτυρ-, martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing... 35 KB (3,862 words) - 17:21, 3 May 2024 |
Martyr! is a 2024 debut novel by American author Kaveh Akbar. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Akbar made the decision to write a novel. Akbar wrote poems... 2 KB (123 words) - 16:17, 9 April 2024 |
 | A great martyr (also spelled greatmartyr or great-martyr) or megalomartyr (from Byzantine Greek μεγαλομάρτυς, megalomártus, from μέγας, mégas 'great' +... 3 KB (254 words) - 08:38, 27 October 2022 |
 | In Christianity, a martyr is a person who was or is killed for their testimony for Jesus or faith in Jesus. In years of the early church, stories depict... 37 KB (4,400 words) - 17:54, 4 March 2024 |
cause. Martyr or martyrs may also refer to: Martyr (1927 film), a French silent film Martyr (2017 film), a Lebanese film by Mazen Khaled Martyrs (2008... 3 KB (368 words) - 22:53, 25 January 2024 |
 | Justin, known posthumously as Justin Martyr (Greek: Ἰουστῖνος ὁ μάρτυς, romanized: Ioustinos ho martys; c. AD 100 – c. AD 165), also known as Justin the... 97 KB (13,313 words) - 03:38, 1 May 2024 |
 | Saint George (redirect from St George The Martyr) Geṓrgios; died 23 April 303), also George of Lydda, was an early Christian martyr who is venerated as a saint in Christianity. According to tradition, he... 81 KB (9,294 words) - 04:23, 1 May 2024 |
 | Edward the Martyr (c. 962–978) was King of the English from 8 July 975 until he was killed on 18 March 978. He was the eldest son of King Edgar (r. 959–975)... 82 KB (10,845 words) - 15:22, 30 April 2024 |
In politics, a martyr is someone who suffers persecution and/or death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, and/or refusing to advocate a political... 6 KB (762 words) - 05:40, 3 May 2024 |
 | Edmund the Martyr (also known as St Edmund or Edmund of East Anglia, died 20 November 869) was king of East Anglia from about 855 until his death. Few... 49 KB (5,747 words) - 10:57, 25 February 2024 |
Peter Martyr is the name of: Peter of Verona (1206–1252), known as Saint Peter Martyr Named for the saint: Peter Martyr Vermigli (1499–1562), Italian... 314 bytes (74 words) - 09:18, 10 November 2023 |
psychology a person who has a martyr complex, sometimes associated with the term "victim complex", desires the feeling of being a martyr for their own sake and... 3 KB (310 words) - 15:53, 31 January 2024 |
Martyr A.D. is an American metalcore band formed in late 1999 from former members of the band Disembodied. Joel Johnson (guitar), Tara Johnson (bass) and... 3 KB (289 words) - 12:39, 22 December 2022 |
martyrs' shrine or martyr's shrine is any shrine in honour of a martyr or martyrs. It may refer to: Martyrium, a type of Christian building Martyrs'... 757 bytes (125 words) - 15:48, 22 April 2023 |
Chaudhry – The Martyr is a 2022 Pakistani biographical action film. The film features Tariq Islam, Shamoon Abbasi, Arbaaz Khan, and Zara Abid in lead roles... 4 KB (343 words) - 22:41, 25 February 2024 |
 | Saint Arethas Byzantine Icon depicting Saint Arethas by Manuel Panselinos Martyr Died c. 523 Najran Venerated in Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church... 4 KB (372 words) - 05:44, 21 April 2024 |
 | List of child saints (redirect from Child martyr) Child saints are children who died or were martyred and have been declared saints or martyrs of the Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Coptic Orthodox... 108 KB (1,805 words) - 01:14, 10 April 2024 |
 | The Young Martyr (French: La Jeune Martyre) is an oil painting by the French painter Paul Delaroche. It was completed in 1855 and is based on the Romantic... 7 KB (904 words) - 03:28, 17 August 2023 |
 | Saint Stephen (redirect from St Stephen Martyr) c. AD 5 – c. 34) is traditionally venerated as the protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity. According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon... 40 KB (4,767 words) - 12:45, 3 May 2024 |
Scar the Martyr was an American alternative metal band consisting of Joey Jordison, Kris Norris, Jed Simon, Kyle Konkiel and Matthew Tarach, active from... 11 KB (676 words) - 17:11, 26 September 2023 |
Shahid (redirect from Shahid (martyr)) denotes a martyr in Islam. The word is used frequently in the Quran in the generic sense of "witness" but only once in the sense of "martyr" (i.e. one... 22 KB (2,536 words) - 21:18, 19 April 2024 |
 | Peter Martyr Vermigli (8 September 1499 – 12 November 1562) was an Italian-born Reformed theologian. His early work as a reformer in Catholic Italy and... 66 KB (7,985 words) - 02:29, 10 March 2024 |
Martyr is a Canadian death metal band from Trois-Rivières, Québec. Their musical style consists of mostly progressive use of melodics and variations of... 6 KB (355 words) - 04:06, 22 January 2024 |
 | St. Edward the Martyr Orthodox Church is a True Orthodox Church in Brookwood, Surrey, England. The monastic Saint Edward Brotherhood was established at... 4 KB (321 words) - 19:51, 19 February 2024 |
Martyrs' Day are days observed in or by some countries, incl. the United States, Japan, India, Brazil, Canada and Australia, to recognise martyrs such... 15 KB (1,498 words) - 02:07, 22 April 2024 |
The Canterbury Martyrs were 16th-century English Protestant martyrs. They were executed for heresy in Canterbury, Kent and were the last Protestants burnt... 6 KB (607 words) - 18:39, 28 July 2023 |
 | King Charles the Martyr, or Charles, King and Martyr, is a title of Charles I, who was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1625 until his execution... 17 KB (1,882 words) - 03:37, 19 March 2024 |
 | The Colchester Martyrs were 16th-century English Protestant martyrs. They were executed for heresy in Colchester, Essex, during the reigns of Henry VIII... 6 KB (464 words) - 14:32, 20 April 2022 |
The title of New Martyr or Neomartyr (Greek: νεο-, neo-, the prefix for "new"; and μάρτυς, martys, "witness") is conferred in some denominations of Christianity... 12 KB (1,026 words) - 16:15, 23 November 2023 |
The al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades (Arabic: كتائب شهداء الأقصى; Romanised Kataeb Shuhada Al-Aqsa) is a coalition of Palestinian armed groups in the West Bank... 39 KB (3,298 words) - 10:57, 25 April 2024 |