"Protomartyr" redirects here. For the rock band, seeProtomartyr (band).
Aprotomartyr (Koine Greek,πρῶτοςprôtos 'first' +μάρτυςmártus 'martyr') is the firstChristian martyr in a country or among a particular group, such as areligious order. Similarly, the phrasethe Protomartyr (with no other qualification of country or region) can meanSaint Stephen, the first martyr of the Christian Church.Saint Thecla the Protomartyr, the first female martyr of the Christian Church, is known as "apostle and protomartyr among women".[1]
References
edit- ^Michael F. Bird, Scott Harrower,The Cambridge Companion to the Apostolic Fathers, Cambridge University Press (2021), p. 183; see alsoSt. Thekla, Protomartyr and Equal to the Apostles (antiochian.org).
- ^"Martyr Polyeuktos of Melitene in Armenia".www.oca.org. Retrieved2024-09-24.
- ^Thurston, Herbert. "St. Alban." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907.
- ^Machitadze, Archpriest Zakaria (2006),"St. Razhden, Protomartyr of the Georgian Church (†457)", inThe Lives of the Georgian SaintsArchived 2008-06-14 at theWayback Machine.pravoslavie.ru. Retrieved on 2011-12-18.
- ^Proto-martyrs of the Americas
- ^Philip of Jesus, one of the companions of Peter Baptist, was long known as the first Mexican saint. This has technically no longer been the case since the canonization of the Child Martyrs of Tlaxcala by Pope Francis in 2017.
- ^"WYD02 Saints: Blessed Andrew of Phu Yen – Protomartyr of Vietnam". Archived fromthe original on 2010-11-28. Retrieved2009-12-28.
- ^"Protomartyrs of Brazil". Archived fromthe original on 2019-01-28. Retrieved2014-01-24.
- ^"ЮВЕНАЛИЙ (ГОВОРУХИН) - Древо".drevo-info.ru (in Russian). Retrieved2023-09-26.