Martyrdom
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Few stories from the early Christian Church are as striking as that of Saint Lawrence, a Roman deacon whose courage, generosity, and extraordinary composure in the face of death made him one of Christianity’s most celebrated martyrs. His story has been remembered for almost two thousand years, not only because of the brutality of his…
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Karl Friedrich Stellbrink was one of the 4 Lübeck Martyrs.I could have done a blog on all 4 but the reason why I chose Stelbrink is three fold. He was the only non Catholic clergy man of the 4. He was the first to be arrested. His wife was also victimized. All four men were…
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This story might surprise many for the Netherlands is known as a tolerant and multi cultural society, this wasn’t always the case. The Martyrs of Gorkum (Dutch: Martelaren van Gorinchem) were a group of 19 Dutch Catholic clerics and friars who were hanged on 9 July 1572 in the town of Brielle (or Den Briel) by militant Dutch Calvinists during the 16th century…
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