PhuturePriest Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 So red martyrdom means death. What is the definition of white martyrdom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vincent Vega Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Spontaneous sublimation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Spontaneous sublimation. If it hadn't been for the fact your religion says "Protestant", I would have had no clue who you were. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatherineM Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Red is symbol of death or torture. White is symbol of those who become hermits in the desert martyring themselves with asceticism. There is also green martyrdom. That's people who do extreme fasting but remain in community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
corban711 Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Red is symbol of death or torture. White is symbol of those who become hermits in the desert martyring themselves with asceticism. There is also green martyrdom. That's people who do extreme fasting but remain in community. I know I wasn't the one who asked the question, but thank you for your answer! I had never heard of green martyrdom before. Very cool! That will definitely come up the next time I ask my friends seemingly random trivia questions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catherine Therese Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Generally I've heard religious life is described as white matyrdom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yeah, white martyrdom is about living a very ascetic life, "dying to self," so to speak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Red is symbol of death or torture. White is symbol of those who become hermits in the desert martyring themselves with asceticism. There is also green martyrdom. That's people who do extreme fasting but remain in community. I actually looked it up, and it looks like it's not only for hermits. John Paul the Great is considered a white martyr, for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basilisa Marie Posted August 10, 2014 Share Posted August 10, 2014 I actually looked it up, and it looks like it's not only for hermits. John Paul the Great is considered a white martyr, for instance. Yeah, anyone who endures a lot of suffering but isn't killed for the faith can be considered a white martyr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhuturePriest Posted August 10, 2014 Author Share Posted August 10, 2014 Yeah, anyone who endures a lot of suffering but isn't killed for the faith can be considered a white martyr. I'd say if anyone deserves to be known as a white martyr, it's John Paul the Great. After all, he almost became a red martyr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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