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Person Type: Martyr

Clement of Rome
The third successor of Peter, whose letter to the Corinthians is the earliest post-apostolic document outside the New Testament and the first…
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Simon the Zealot
Called the Zealot — his call alongside Matthew the tax collector shows Christ uniting the politically opposite in one body
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Ignatius of Antioch
Bishop of Antioch and disciple of the Apostle John, Ignatius wrote seven letters on his journey to martyrdom that remain the most…
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Polycarp of Smyrna
Disciple of the Apostle John, bishop for over fifty years, and martyr at eighty-six, Polycarp is the living bridge between the apostles…
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Justin Martyr
A pagan philosopher converted to Christianity, Justin opened the first known Christian school in Rome and wrote the earliest defences of the…
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Cyprian of Carthage
Bishop of Carthage and martyr, Cyprian governed one of the largest churches in the Roman Empire for a decade of crisis. His…
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Andrew the Apostle
Protokletos — the First-Called, brother of Peter, who brought Peter to Christ
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James the Greater
The first of the Twelve martyred — his tomb at Santiago de Compostela became the greatest pilgrimage site of medieval Christendom
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Bartholomew the Apostle
Identified with Nathanael in John — the Israelite in whom Christ found no deceit; missionary to Armenia and India
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Thomas the Apostle
Called Didymus (the Twin) — whose confession My Lord and my God is the most explicit statement of Christ's divinity in the…
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