List of protomartyrs
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A protomartyr (Koine Greek, πρότος prótos "first" + μάρτυρας mártyras "martyr") is the first Christian martyr in a country or among a particular group, such as a religious order. Similarly, the phrase the Protomartyr (with no other qualification of country or region) can mean Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the Christian church or Saint Thecla, the first female martyr of the Christian church.[1]
Contents
1 Africa
2 Asia
3 Europe
4 North America
5 South America
6 Oceania
7 Notes
Africa
- The Franciscan protomartyrs – Morocco[2]
James Hannington – Uganda
Asia
Francis Ferdinand de Capillas – China
Rajden the First-Martyr – Persia[3]
Saint Stephen – Israel
St. Peter Baptist (San Pedro Bautista) – Japan
St. Lorenzo Ruiz – Philippines, executed in Japan during the Tokugawa shogunate
St. Pedro Calungsod – Visayas, died at Tumon, Guam
Andrew Kim Taegon – Korea
Blessed Andrew of Phu Yen – Vietnam[4]
- Blessed Mother Mary Hermine Givot, Blessed Mother Mary of Peace Giuliani, Blessed Mother Mary Clare Nanetti, Blessed Sister Mary of St Natalie Kerguin, Blessed Sister Mary of St Just Moreau, Blessed Sister Mary Amandine Jeuris, and Blessed Sister Mary Adolphine Dierkx – Franciscan Missionaries of Mary[5]
Europe
St. Alban (3rd or 4th century) – Britain[6]
Father Francis of Aberdeen (died 1559) – Scotland[7]
St. Cuthbert Mayne (died 1577) – English Seminaries[8]
Adalbert of Prague – Poland
St. Vladimir Bogoyavlensky (died 1918) – "Protomartyr of the Soviet Yoke" in Russia
Vincent of Saragossa – Spain- First Martyrs of the Church of Rome
- Saint Berard, Saint Peter, Saint Otho, Saint Accursius, and Saint Adjutus – Franciscan Order[9]
North America
- Christobalito, Antonio, and Juan – the Americas[10]
Juan de Padilla – Kansas
Juvenaly – Alaska[11]
Leo Heinrichs – Colorado
Fray Luis de Cancer – Florida
Philip of Jesus – Mexico
Stanley Rother – the first U.S. native-born citizen (and priest) to be considered a Martyr, and beatified, but martyred in Guatemala[12]
South America
- André de Soveral and companions – Brazil[13]
Oceania
- Peter Chanel
Juan de los Reyes – Guam
Notes
^ St. Thekla, Protomartyr and Equal to the Apostles
^ Feast of the Franciscan Proto-Martyrs
^ Machitadze, Archpriest Zakaria (2006), "St. Razhden, Protomartyr of the Georgian Church (†457)", in The Lives of the Georgian Saints Archived 2008-06-14 at the Wayback Machine.. pravoslavie.ru. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.
^ WYD02 Saints: Blessed Andrew of Phu Yen – Protomartyr of Vietnam
^ The Franciscan Book of Saints, ed. by Marion Habig, ofm.
^ Thurston, Herbert. "St. Alban." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907.
^ The protomartyr of Scotland, Father Francis of Aberdeen (Open Library)
^ St. Cuthbert Mayne – Saints & Angels – Catholic Online
^ The five Protomartyrs of the Franciscan Order
^ Proto-martyrs of the Americas
^ Juvenaly of Alaska
^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q9TVYvIRFPo&t=2301s
^ Protomartyrs of Brazil
