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The Martyrs
One of the most amazing documents historians of early ... for the church because many Christians were not made of the kind of moral fiber of the people who went to their death as martyrs.
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Early Christian Worship and the Bones of Martyrs
This early practice of celebrating the Eucharist over the bones of martyrs is later codified by Canon 7 of the Seventh Ecumenical Council (A.D. 787), where it is dictated that a church building should ...
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St. Agatha, the early Church martyr who tradition says was visited by St. Peter
Every Feb. 5, the Church remembers St. Agatha of Catania, a young woman who consecrated her virginity to God and died a martyr’s death during the persecution of the Roman Emperor Decius in the ...
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NY site honoring St. Kateri, Jesuit martyrs named a national shrine
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has confirmed the national shrine status of Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville ...
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New York site honouring St. Kateri, Canadian martyrs named a national shrine
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has designated Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, New York, as a national ...
The Pilot10d
Upstate NY sanctuary honoring St. Kateri, Jesuit martyrs confirmed as a national shrine
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has confirmed the national shrine status of Our Lady of Martyrs Shrine in Auriesville, New York. The shrine announced the confirmation Jan. 30. T ...