Does anyone know some names of some well known Christian martyrs?

Question

I am making a graphic for my church and i was going to put pictures of some martyrs in it. so far i have Martin Luther and John Bunyan. does anyone know any others?

Answer 1

Tyndale
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check Fox's book of martyrs?

Answer 2

Here are a few. There are more. I assume you already have Christ and His followers.


A
Aba of Kaskhar
Abadios
Abadir and Iraja
Abadiu of Antinoe
Saint Abai
Abanoub
Abassad
Abda and Abdjesus
Abdecalas
Abdisho
Abiatha, Hathes and Mamlacha
Abibus of Edessa
Abibus of Samosata
Abraham of Arbela
Abudimus
Abundius and Abundantius
Abundius and Irenaeus
Abundius of Umbria
Abāmūn of Tarnūt
Acepsimas of Hnaita
Acisclus
Acius
Adrian and Natalia of Nicomedia
Adrian of Batanea
Saint Afra
Agabus
Agape, Chionia, and Irene
Agapius
Agatha of Sicily
Agathangelus of Rome
Agathius
Saint Agnes
Ajabel
Saint Alban
Alban of Mainz
Alberta of Agen
Alexander of Bergamo
Alphius (martyr)
Amphibalus
Saint Andrew
Andrew of Lampsacus
Andronicus of Pannonia
Andronicus, Probus, and Tarachus
Anesius
Ansanus
Anthimus of Nicomedia
Antiochus of Sulcis
Antonia and Alexander
Aphian
Aphrodisius
Apollinare
Saint Apollonia
Apollonius the Apologist
Saint Aquilina
Artemius
B
Barba'shmin
Saint Barbara
Bartholomew the Apostle
Benignus of Dijon
Berhadbesciaba
Saint Bibiana
Saint Blaise
Blandina
C
Caesarius of Africa
Pope Callixtus I
C cont.
Saint Candidus
Carpophorus, Exanthus, Cassius, Severinus, Secundus, and Licinius
Cassian of Imola
Catherine of Alexandria
Cessianus
Saint Christopher
Chusdazat
Pope Clement I
Clement of Ancyra
Columba of Sens
Concordius of Spoleto
Constantius of Perugia
Saints Cosmas and Damian
Crescentinus
Crispina
Cucuphas
Cyriacus
D
Daniel of Padua
Saint Darius
Dausa (bishop)
Saint Demetrius of Thessaloniki
Denis
Saint Denise
Desan
Devota
Digna and Emerita
Saint Diomedes
Domninus of Fidenza
Dorothea
Duje
E
Elias and companions
Emeterius and Celedonius
Emygdius
Epicharis (martyr)
Epipodius and Alexander
Erasmus of Formiae
Saint Eugenia
Eulalia of Barcelona
Eulalia of Mérida
Euplius
Eusebius of Samosata
Eusebius of Vercelli
Saint Eustace
F
Pope Fabian
Saint Faith
Faith, Hope and Charity
Faustinus and Jovita
Faustus, Abibus and Dionysius of Alexandria
Pope Felix I
Antipope Felix II
Felix and Adauctus
Felix of Girona
Felix of Nola
Fermin
Fidelis of Como
Firmus and Rusticus
Forty Martyrs of Sebaste
Fructuosus
G
Galation
Genesius of Arles
Saint George
Gereon
Gervasius and Protasius
Gorgonius
Gregory of Spoleto
H
Hermagoras of Aquileia
Saint Hermes
H cont.
Hippolyte of Antioch
Hippolytus of Rome
Massacre of the Innocents
Hor and Susia
Hor, Besoy, and Daydara
Hyacinth and Protus
I
Ignatius of Antioch
Irenaeus of Sirmium
Isidore of Chios
J
James the Just
James, Azadanus and Abdicius
James, son of Alphaeus
James, son of Zebedee
Januarius
John and Paul
Judas Cyriacus
Jude the Apostle
Julian and Basilissa
Julian of Antioch
Julian the Hospitaller
Juliana of Nicomedia
Julius and Aaron
Justa and Rufina
Justin Martyr
Justin of Siponto
Justus and Pastor
Justus of Beauvais
Juventinus
K
Kirdjun
L
Lawrence of Rome
Leocadia
Leontius, Hypatius and Theodulus
Luke the Evangelist
M
Mambeca
Mammes of Caesarea
Mana of Bet-Parsaje
Marcellinus and Peter
Marcellinus of Carthage
Marcellus of Tangier
Margaret the Virgin
Maris, Martha, Abachum and Audifax
Mark and Marcellian
Mark the Evangelist
Martinian and Processus
Matthew the Evangelist
Saint Matthias
Maura and Britta
Saint Maurice
Maximus of Rome
Saint Mercurius
Methodius of Olympus
Saint Mina
Mocius
Mucian
N
Nabor and Felix
Narcissus, Argeus, and Marcellinus
Saint Nearchus
Nereus, Achilleus, Domitilla and Pancratius
Nicasius, Quirinus, Scubiculus, and Pientia
Saint Nicomedes
Novatus
O
Onesimus
Saint Ovidius
P
Pamphilus of Caesarea
Saint Pancras
Saint Pantaleon
Patroclus of Troyes
P
Paul the Apostle
Pelagia of Tarsus
Pelagius of Constance
Peregrine (martyr)
Peregrine of Auxerre
Perpetua and Felicity
Persecution of early Christians by the Jews
Quo vadis
Saint Peter
Peter Apselamus
Peter of Rates
Saint Petronilla
Philip the Apostle
Philomena
Saint Phocas
Pope Pius I
Placidus (martyr)
Polycarp
Polyeuctus
Pope Peter of Alexandria
Saint Pothinus
Primus and Felician
Proculus of Bologna
Proculus of Pozzuoli
Psote
Saint Pudens
Pudentiana
Pusai
Q
Quadratus (martyr)
Q cont.
Saint Quentin
Quiricus and Julietta
R
Saint Regina (martyr)
Saint Reparata
Romanus Ostiarius
Romanus of Caesarea
Romanus of Samosata
Rufina and Secunda
Rufus and Carpophorus
S
Sabbas the Goth
Sabinian of Troyes
Saint Sabinus
Sabinus of Hermopolis
Sarah the Martyr
Savina of Milan
Scillitan Martyrs
Saint Sebastian
Saints Sergius and Bacchus
Servandus and Cermanus
Seven Deacons
Simeon Barsabae
Simeon of Jerusalem
Simon the Zealot
Pope Sixtus II
Sophia of Rome
Sophia the Martyr
Saint Sosius
Speusippus, Eleusippus, and Melapsippus
Saint Stephen
Symphorian and Timotheus
S cont.
Symphorosa
T
Tarcisius
Saint Tatiana
Saint Telemachus
Theodora and Didymus
Theodore Stratelates
Theodore of Amasea
Thomas the Apostle
Saint Trifon
Tryphon, Respicius, and Nympha
Typasius
U
Ursicinus of Ravenna
Ursus of Solothurn
User:Euryalus/temp
V
Saint Valentine
Valeria of Milan
Victor Maurus
Victor of Damascus
Victor of Marseilles
Victoricus, Fuscian, and Gentian
Victorinus of Pettau
Vincent of Saragossa
Vitalis of Milan
Saints Vitalis and Agricola
Vitus
W
Wereka and Batwin
Z
Zanitas and Lazarus of Persia
Zeno of Verona
Saint Zoilus

Answer 3

Have a look at your calendar or Wikipedia
Martin LuTher has never been a martyr but a predicator and JB was a preacher

Answer 4

John Calvin

Answer 5

Peter was crucified up side down.
James the half brother of Jesus was martyred about 62 A.D.

Answer 6

Rachel Scott.

Answer 7

Hess-- burned at the stake, Apostle Peter-- crucified upside down, b/c he didn't feel worthy to be crucified upright as our Lord

Answer 8

Joan of Arc

Answer 9

Have you forgotten Christ entirely?

It is sad when an Atheist has to make an observation like this...

Answer 10

here take your pick

http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/martyr00.htm