Was the Apostle John a martyr?

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Yes, St. John is considered a martyr, even though he did not die a bloody martyrdom like the other apostles. God bless you.

I learned the Apostle John was a White Martyr, to be specific; even though, He was willing to physically die for Christ and His Church in oil to become a Red Martyr, which did not happen.

I partly repeated to share with you (and get your confirmation) and to remember all of this for myself! God Bless You!!

 

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St. Augustine speaks about the belief in St. John’s non-death (which he rejects). He testifies that there are reports of the ground at his grave heaving as if being inhaled and exhaled and that this testimony is from reliable witnesses.

There is also apparently a belief he was assumed into heaven like Mary. I think the Catholic Encyclopedia mentions its commemoration in the liturgy.

 

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newadvent.org/fathers/1701124.htm

 

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I learned the Apostle John was a White Martyr, to be specific; even though, He was willing to physically die for Christ and His Church in oil to become a Red Martyr, which did not happen.

I partly repeated to share with you (and get your confirmation) and to remember all of this for myself! God Bless You!!

A person who say says to martyrdom and is subjected to it, like St. John – even though he does not die is the act of martyrdom to which he had said yes and was subjected-- still is considered a martyr in the eyes of the Church. White martyrdom is still martyrdom, otherwise it would not be called a martyrdom; and a person who suffers martyrdom is considered a martyr. The Church considers St. John a Martyr; if you do not believe this, then do a Google search or ask a learned traditional priest about it. God bless you.

 

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A person who says yes to death (for God or for a virtue) and is subjected to it, like St. John the Evangelist was–even though he did not lose his life in the attempted act of martyrdom to which he had said yes and was subjected–is considered a martyr in the eyes of the Church. White martyrdom is martyrdom, otherwise it would not be called a martyrdom; and a person who suffers martyrdom is considered a martyr. But the Church considers St. John a Martyr not because of any white martyrdom that he had suffered before his death, but because of his fiat to the martyrdom that he was actually subjected to (the boiling water), which would have killed him had not God intervened. God bless you.