I read about these guys last night and I found their tales very inspiring. Tales of martyrs never cease to inspire my love for the Lord. Is there a list of martyrs’ tales in the Bible? That would be great. Thanks!
Some are these:
St. John the Baptist, beheaded.
St. Stephen (the deacon) stoned to death.
St. Andrew: crucified at Patrae.
St .Bartholomew (aka Nathanael): crucified in Allanum.
Prophet Isaiah – traditionally, sawed .
St. James (The Lesser), Son of Alphaeus: stoned to death in Jerusalem.
St. James (The Greater), Son of Zebedee: beheaded in Judea.
St. Matthew – speared to death in Hierees.
St. Paul: beheaded in Rome by Nero.
St. Philip: crucified in Hierapolis.
St. Simon Peter: crucified in Rome.
St. Simon the Zealot, son of Clopas, a.k.a. Jude, thought to be crucified in Jerusalem.
St. Thaddaeus: stoned to death at Berytus.
St. Thomas: matryred at Calamene, India, by beheding.
Zechariah: Mat. 23:35.
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