Category:Martyrdom (subject)

Martyrdom / Martyrs (see Topics)

Overview

Pro-Martyrs

• Maccabean Martyrs
• John the Baptist
• Jesus of Nazareth

Early Jewish Martyrs

• Aquiva
• Miriam bat Tanhum (2nd cent. CE)

Early Christian Martyrs

Christian traditions record a large number of "martyrs" of the new faith. The whereabouts, and even the existence, of many of them cannot be verified historically as narratives about their martyrdom developed only in much later times and were often prompted by the desire of local churches to establish their own apostolic origin. Here is a list of the major martyrs whom Christian traditions locate in the first two centuries of the Common Era.

In Jerusalem

• Stephen, the first Christian martyr (around 34 CE)
• James Zebedee (around 41-44 CE)
• James, brother of Jesus (around 62 CE)

Under Nero (54-68 CE)

• Andrew (around 60 CE in Patras, Greece)
• Aphrodisius
• Barnabas
• Caecilius of Elvira
• Clateus of Brescia
• Edistus (Sant'Edisto)
• Evellius
• Hermagoras of Aquileia
• Herodion of Patras
• Peter
• Peter of Rates, a disciple of Peter and first Bishop of Braga, Portugal
• Paul of Tarsus
• Paulinus of Antioch, believed to be a disciple of Peter and first Bishop of Lucca (around 67 CE)
• Torpes of Pisa (San Torpete, Saint Tropez, Апо́стол Трофи́м)

Under Vespasian (69-79 CE)

• Apollinaris of Ravenna

Under Domitian (86-96 CE)

• Flavius Clement, husband of Flavia Domitilla
• Felicula, "foster sister" of Petronilla
• Petronilla, daughter of Peter
• Romulus of Fiesole, believed to be a disciple of Peter and first Bishop of Fiesole

Under Trajan (98-117 CE)

• Astius of Dyrrhachium (around 97 CE)
• Augusta of Treviso (around 100 CE)
• Clement of Rome (around 100 CE)
• Eudokia of Heliopolis (around 107 CE)
• Hermione of Ephesus (around 117 CE)
• Hyacinth of Caesarea (around 108 CE)
• Ignatius of Antioch (around 110 CE)
• Quirinus of Neuss (around 116 CE)
• Zachary of Vienne (around 106 CE)
• Zosimus of Umbria (around 110 CE)

Under Hadrian (117-138 CE)

• Eustace (Eustachius, Eustathius, Esthak) (around 118 CE)
• Hermes of Rome (around 120 CE)
• Sophia the Martyr (around 137 CE)
• Ovidius of Braga (around 135 CE)
• Phocas of Sinope (around 137 CE)
• Sabina of Rome (around 126 CE)
• Secundus of Asti (around 119 CE)
• Serapia of Syria (around 119 CE)
• Symphorosa of Tibur (around 138 CE)
• Terentian of Todi (around 118 CE)

Under Antoninus Pius (138-161 CE)

• Hermias of Comana (around 160 CE)
• Julian of Sora (around 150 CE)
• Marina of Aguas Santas (around 139 CE)
• Stephanie of Gamponia (around 160 CE)
• Venera of Gaul (around 143 CE)

References

• Martyrdom / S. Shepkaru / In: T&T Clark Encyclopedia of Second Temple Judaism (2020 Stuckenbruck, Gurtner), edited volumes

• Martyrdom / Jan Willem van Henten / In: The Eerdmans Dictionary of Early Judaism (2010 Collins / Harlow), edited volume, 917-919

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