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Christian martyrs
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Christian martyrs
A
Christian martyr
is a person who is killed for following
Jesus
. In early church years, this often occurred through
stoning
,
crucifixion
,
burning at the stake
or other forms of
torture
and
capital punishment
. The word "
martyr
" comes from the
Greek
word μάρτυς,
mártys,
which means "witness."
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