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Martyrs
Faithful who chose to suffer or die instead of giving up their faith.
Examples:
Apostle Stephen the Archdeacon of the Seventy – first deacon and a martyr
Saints Sophia and Daughters - Faith, Hope and Agape (Love),
Great Martyr Catherine from Alexandria,
Saint Kyriaki,
Great Martyr Artemius at Antioch.
Priest Martyrs
Hieromartyr Polycarp the Bishop of Smyrna
Hieromartyr Haralambos the Bishop of Magnesia in Thessaly
Hieromartyr Eleftherius the Bishop of Illyria, and His Mother
Women Martyrs
Protomartyr and Equal of the Apostles Thekla
Greatmartyr Barbara at Heliopolis, in Syria
Greatmartyr Anastasia the "Deliverer from Potions"
Martyr Photoni (Svetlana), the Samaritan Woman, and Her Sons
Greatmartyr Marina (Margaret) of Antioch in Pisidia
Martyr Paraskavi of Rome
Greatmartyr Irene of Thessalonica
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