Has someone died for being a catholic?

Question

if you know of someone (prefreby famous) than can you tell me thanyou

please can you tell me if someone has died for being a christian(prefrebly catholic), and can it be somone who has died in modern times.

Answer 1

There are thousands of Catholic martyrs.

One in recent news is Sister Leonella Sgorbita: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/5353850.stm

The most recent famous one is probably Archbishop Oscar Romero: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_Romero

Here is a short list of Catholic martyrs from the 18th centruy until today: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Catholic_martyrs_of_Modern_Times

With love in Christ.

Answer 2

Thomas Becket

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Becket

Answer 3

Just about every saint ever was martyred. Just pick one.
Catholics are hated and still HUNTED by the KKK. I live in the South and have lived in some back woods places. At the time I WAS Catholic. I've seen it.
Catholics were shoved in ovens along with the Jews, though obviously not in the same numbers. Priest were shot on the side of the road. If you do not believe this then you are not versed in the Haulocost. Go the museum in DC. It WILL change your life.

Answer 4

Sister Leonella was killed for being Catholic in September 2006.

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/09/20/muslim_violence/

Father Job Chittilappily was killed in September 2004.

http://www.pluralism.org/news/article.php?id=7943

Father George Ibrahim was killed in July 2004.

http://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/newsdetails.php?archives=1&newsid=376

Christian Missionary Edgar Brito was killed last November.

http://persecution.in/node/811

There have been a shocking number of such murders. This is just what I found in 3 minutes on Google.

Answer 5

Thomas a Beckett was one. You could also count the Catholics in Northern Ireland.

Answer 6

Read the lives of the sains. There are tens of thousands who have dies for the faith, and many of them dies at the habds of protestants during the so-called "reformation".

If you want just one, how about Saint Maximilian Kolbe, who was killed by the Nazis. Many Catholics are being killed by Muslimsin certain African nations today too

Answer 7

Yes far too many to recount here they are the Martyrs of the church.

Answer 8

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Catholic_martyrs_of_Modern_Times
My favorite is Saint Charles Lwanga, but here's a short list.

Answer 9

First one was Peter, first pope.
Peter of Simon-->Peter was called Satan by JC: Mt 16:23.
But told: when thou art converted, then strengthen brethren.
Converted Peter notes he got converted by Pauline epistles;
And he does strengthen with grace(not law) unto his brethen;
Noting "the God of all grace" makes "you": perfect ... settled.

Pst: 'catholic' by itself, means universal, globe-all.
King James, defender of the faith, was c: catholic.
http://www.godshew.org/EpistleDedicatory.htm
A 'Roman Catholic' is different, popish and devilish.
Adding latin to the masses, to clear up mass confusion?
Returning to the middle ages is intellectual suicide!
Let us have "revelation": 'uncovering', not cover ups.
But let it be for awareness and understanding;
NOT for accusation and condemnation of any.
For by THY words THOU art condemned: Mt 12:37.

Not to mention Jesus: "cursed EVERY ONE": Gal 3;
which is kinda catholic: universal, globe-all law law.
Jesus: made under law: cursed every one: law law
Christ: the end of the law: blessed every one: grace
Eternal salvation is "through Jesus --> Christ".
God was in "Christ" reconciling the world.

The GRACE of our Lord Jesus Christ with you all. Amen.

Answer 10

Stephen was the first martyr I believe.