The Martyrs of Gorkum (Dutch: Martelaren van Gorcum) were a group of 19 Dutch Catholic clerics, secular and religious, who were hanged on 9 July 1572 in...

AD) First Martyrs of the Church of Rome (64 AD) Scillitan Martyrs (180) Massa Candida (253–260) Martyrs of Abitinae (304) Thirty Martyrs of the Appian...

spelled Gorkum, is a city and municipality in the western Netherlands, in the province of South Holland. The municipality covers an area of 21.93 km2...

Heinenoord, Hoeksche Waard. He was among the 19 Martyrs of Gorkum in 1572. Wouters and his fellow martyrs were canonized by Pope Pius IX on June 29, 1867...

Willems, 1569 The Fifty Two Martyrs of Brazil, 1570-1571, including: Inácio de Azevedo, 1570 Pero Dias, 1571 Martyrs of Gorkum, 1572, including: Andrew Wouters...

Tokyo, Japan: Prohibition of Christian religion by Hideyoshi and the 26 martyrs  Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "Japanese Martyrs". Catholic Encyclopedia...

Christianity re-established in Japan. The first group of martyrs, known as the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan (1597), were canonized by the Church in 1862 by...

of the Twenty-Six Holy Martyrs of Japan (Nagasaki) Basilica Minore de Santuario de San Pedro Bautista Twenty-Six Martyrs Museum and Monument Martyrs of...

first group of martyrs, known as the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Japan (1597), was canonized by the Church in 1862 by Pope Pius IX. The persecution of Missionaries...

Canadian Martyrs (French: Martyrs canadiens), also known as the North American Martyrs (French: Saints martyrs canadiens, Holy Canadian Martyrs), were eight...