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Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
*Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
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Forty Martyrs — • Article about this group of soldiers who, for professing Christianity, were ordered by the prefect to lie naked on a frozen lake. One of these threw himself into a warm bath which had been set up for defectors, but one of the guards was so… … Catholic encyclopedia
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste — Infobox Martyrs name=Forty Martyrs of Sebaste birth era= death date=320 AD martyred by=Emperor Licinius means of martyrdom=Exposure feast day=March 9 (East) March 10 (West) venerated in=all Christianity imagesize= caption=icon of The Forty… … Wikipedia
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales — Infobox Martyrs name=Forty Martyrs of England and Wales birth era= death date=1535–1679 martyred by= means of martyrdom= feast day=October 25 venerated in=Roman Catholic Church imagesize= caption= birth place= death place=England and Wales… … Wikipedia
Forty Martyrs of England and Wales — group of Roman Catholic martyrs executed by English authorities during the Reformation, most during the reign of Elizabeth I. An act of Parliament in 1571 made it high treason to question the queen s title as head of the Church of England… … Universalium
Cathedral of the Forty Martyrs (Aleppo) — For other uses, see Holy Forty Martyrs Church. Saint Forty Martyrs Cathedral Սրբոց Քառասնից Մանկանց Մայր Եկեղեցի The belfry of the Forty Martyrs Cathedral … Wikipedia
SS. Forty Martyrs Church — The SS. Forty Martyrs Church ( bg. църква Св. Четиридесет мъченици , tsarkva Sv. Chetirideset machenitsi ) is a medieval Eastern Orthodox church constructed in 1230 in the town of Veliko Tarnovo in Bulgaria, the former capital of the Second… … Wikipedia
Holy Forty Martyrs Church — is a christian temple dedicated to the Forty Martyrs of Sebaste and may refer to: Bulgaria Holy Forty Martyrs Church, Veliko Tarnovo Syria Cathedral of the Forty Martyrs (Aleppo) in Aleppo This disambiguation page lists articles associated with… … Wikipedia
Forty Martyrs of Sebasteia — Saints killed in 320 in Sebasteia (q.v.) during the reign of Licinius (q.v.). According to the legend recounted by Symeon Metaphrastes and other hagiographers (qq.v.) they were Christian soldiers who refused to renounce their faith. They were… … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War — Martyrs Born Various Died 1934, 1936 1939 Honored in Roman Catholicism Beatified 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1995, 1997, March 11 … Wikipedia
Martyrs of Daimiel — Passionist Martyrs of Daimiel Died 1936,Spain Martyred by Republican regime Means of martyrdom gunshot … Wikipedia
