tinytherese Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 So for my Holiness of the Saints class, I need to write a two page paper and present on the life (and death) of a martyr officially canonized by the Church. I'm looking to research on one that is different from your typical early Church martyr put to death for being a Christian. I thought of doing St. Maximilian Kolbe or a martyr for the Eucharist like St. Tarcissius. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lisa Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 (edited) Hm, how about the Ugandan Martyrs? St. Charles Lwanga (and/or his companions). Not many people know about them, but they were super cool, and relatively contemporary- late 1800s, canonized in the the 1960's. [quote] "A Christian who gives his life for Christ is not afraid to die" [/quote] -St. Joseph Mkasa [quote] He then ordered that the royal compound be sealed and guarded so that no one could escape and summoned the country's executioners. Knowing what was coming, Charles Lwanga baptized four catechumens that night, including a thirteen-year-old named Kizito. The next morning Mwanga brought his whole court before him and separated the Christians from the rest by saying, "Those who do not pray stand by me, those who do pray stand over there." He demanded of the fifteen boys and young men (all under 25) if they were Christians and intended to remain Christians. When they answered "Yes" with [url="http://www.catholic.org/prayers/prayer.php?p=2917"]strength[/url] and courage Mwanga condemned them to death. [/quote] Here's more about them: [url="http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=35"]http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=35[/url] Edited to add site. Edited February 22, 2011 by Lisa Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I like Maximilian Kolbe, obviously, but he's not 'officially' a martyr, because he didn't die in odium fidei. Pope Paul officially classified him as a confessor saint, and unofficially called him a martyr of charity. What about the holy Canadian/North American Martyrs? St. Jean de Brébeuf (1649), St. Noël Chabanel (1649), St. Antoine Daniel (1648), St. Charles Garnier (1649), St. René Goupil (1642), St. Isaac Jogues (1646), St. Jean de Lalande (1646), and St. Gabriel Lalemant (1649). Each of them has quite the interesting story. Many of them were killed because the arrived just at the start of the smallpox epidemic, so they were sometimes assumed to be evil shamans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 You should check out St. Edmund Campion. He was martyred in England for being a Catholic priest and was the absolute man. Every time he celebrated Mass he would leave a note for the queen. It was eventually called Campion's Brag and part of it reads like this: "Many innocent hands are lifted up to heaven for you daily by those English students, whose posterity shall never die, which beyond seas, gathering virtue and sufficient knowledge for the purpose, are determined never to give you over, but either to win you heaven, or to die upon your pikes. And touching our Society, be it known to you that we have made a league—all the Jesuits in the world, whose succession and multitude must overreach all the practice of England—cheerfully to carry the cross you shall lay upon us, and never to despair your recovery, while we have a man left to enjoy your Tyburn (where the gallows were where many Catholics were hanged), or to be racked with your torments, or consumed with your prisons. The expense is reckoned, the enterprise is begun; it is of God; it cannot be withstood. So the faith was planted: So it must be restored." The last line always gets me "The expense is reckoned, the enterprise is begun; it is of God; it cannot be withstood. So the faith was planted: So it must be restored." What a Boss! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 I know a couple of martyrs that would be interesting, but neither has been canonized yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Piccoli Fiori JMJ Posted February 22, 2011 Share Posted February 22, 2011 +JMJ I honestly read the title like you were a martyr to research... but, that is silly me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Normile Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 How about [b]The Honest Gypsy? Ceferino Jimenez Malla[/b], martyred for being a Catholic and coming to the aid of a priest who being beaten by a large group of spanish militiamen. He was beaten for interfering and thrown in jail for his crime of being christian. After fifteen days in jail he was shot and dumped in a common grave with 12 others including a bishop and covered with quick lime. He was knicknamed "El Pele" and was known to be honest in his business dealings and helpful to both the poor and sick, all in all a great person who despite being a member of a racial group that has no homeland and has been persecuted in every corner of the world, there were actually many more gypsys killed during Hitler's reign than Jewish, but no one really cared, he had a great heart, a true example of one who followed Christ's example. He was canonized the same time as Bishop Asensio. ed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 (edited) [quote name='Nihil Obstat' timestamp='1298408646' post='2214668'] I like Maximilian Kolbe, obviously, but he's not 'officially' a martyr, because he didn't die in odium fidei. [/quote] Well, they sure didn't chuck him in Auschwitz because they were brimming with the milk of human kindness toward Priests of God! ~Sternhauser Edited February 23, 2011 by Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sternhauser Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 [quote name='Ad Majorem Dei Gloriam' timestamp='1298409291' post='2214673'] You should check out St. Edmund Campion. He was martyred in England for being a Catholic priest and was the absolute man. Every time he celebrated Mass he would leave a note for the queen. It was eventually called Campion's Brag and part of it reads like this: "Many innocent hands are lifted up to heaven for you daily by those English students, whose posterity shall never die, which beyond seas, gathering virtue and sufficient knowledge for the purpose, are determined never to give you over, but either to win you heaven, or to die upon your pikes. And touching our Society, be it known to you that we have made a league—all the Jesuits in the world, whose succession and multitude must overreach all the practice of England—cheerfully to carry the cross you shall lay upon us, and never to despair your recovery, while we have a man left to enjoy your Tyburn (where the gallows were where many Catholics were hanged), or to be racked with your torments, or consumed with your prisons. The expense is reckoned, the enterprise is begun; it is of God; it cannot be withstood. So the faith was planted: So it must be restored." The last line always gets me "The expense is reckoned, the enterprise is begun; it is of God; it cannot be withstood. So the faith was planted: So it must be restored." What a Boss! [/quote] That's hardcore. ~Sternhauser Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissScripture Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 [quote name='FutureNunJMJ' timestamp='1298412541' post='2214697'] +JMJ I honestly read the title like you were a martyr to research... but, that is silly me. [/quote] I read it that way, too, and was like, SOMEONE is an over-achiever! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nihil Obstat Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 [quote name='Sternhauser' timestamp='1298430163' post='2214811'] Well, they sure didn't chuck him in Auschwitz because they were brimming with the milk of human kindness toward Priests of God! ~Sternhauser [/quote] It's true, but he wasn't killed for being a priest or Catholic. However, he died doing exactly as Christ said (and did): laying down his own life for a friend. He's an inspiration to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Therese Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 Try these martyrs for ultimate coolness: [url="http://www.domcentral.org/trad/disciples/28sadoc.htm"]http://www.domcentral.org/trad/disciples/28sadoc.htm[/url] This group of Dominicans were given advance notice of they're martyrdom. The martyrology for a given day is read at Vespers on the day immediately prior. These Dominicans READ THEIR NAMES IN THE MARTYROLOGY THE DAY BEFORE THEY WERE KILLED!! The following day was a day of prayer, fasting, confession, Eucharistic celebration and as many acts of love as they could cram into a single day. As they sang the Salve Regina at the end of the day they processed outside the Church where they were killed. [img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/saint.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laudate_Dominum Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 mayhaps teh north american martyrs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinytherese Posted February 23, 2011 Author Share Posted February 23, 2011 Alright, lots of good ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheresaGrace Posted February 23, 2011 Share Posted February 23, 2011 I'm not sure if Edith Stein (St.Teresa) has been classified a Martyr...but she's a good one too![img]http://www.phatmass.com/phorum/public/style_emoticons/default/angel.gif[/img] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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