A great martyr (also spelled greatmartyr or great-martyr) or megalomartyr (from Byzantine Greek μεγαλομάρτυς, megalomártus, from μέγας, mégas 'great' +...
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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...
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In Christianity, a martyr is a person who was killed for their testimony for Jesus or faith in Jesus. In the years of the early church, stories depict...
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Demetrius of Thessaloniki (redirect from Saint Demetrius the Great Martyr)
the Holy Great-Martyr Demetrius the Myroblyte (meaning 'the Myrrh-Gusher' or 'Myrrh-Streamer'; 3rd century – 306), was a Greek Christian martyr of the early...
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Paisius the Great". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-08-15. "Venerable Paisios Velichkovsky". www.oca.org. Retrieved 2024-08-15. "The Great Martyr and Healer...
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A martyr (Greek: μάρτυς, mártys, 'witness' stem μαρτυρ-, martyr-) is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing...
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"Saint Phanourios the Great-Martyr and Newly-Revealed". 9 September 2021. Gnisos - Orthodox Saints - The Holy and Glorious Great Martyr St. Phanourios the...
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Margaret the Virgin (redirect from Saint Marina the Martyr)
Margaret, known as Margaret of Antioch in the West, and as Saint Marina the Great Martyr (Greek: Ἁγία Μαρίνα) in the East, is celebrated as a saint on 20 July...
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Imperial Order of the Holy Great Martyr Anastasia for women. The Order was established in honor of the Holy Great Martyr Saint Anastasia and in memory...
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Catherine of Alexandria (category Great Martyrs)
to and counselled her. The Eastern Orthodox Church venerates her as a great martyr and celebrates her feast day on 24 or 25 November, depending on the regional...
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