Christian Woman Dies in Eritrean Detention Center
ICC Note
Seble died after she was imprisoned and denied medical treatment. She was among 3000 Christians imprisoned in Eritrea… Continue reading |
Potamiaena 205 A.D.
Seventh among them must be reckoned Basilides, who led the renowned Potamiaena to execution. The praises of this woman are… Continue reading
The Martyrdom of St. Domnina and Her Two Daughters
from Eusebius: Ecclesiastical History, BOOK 8, Chapter 12
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A certain holy person,–in soul admirable for virtue, in body a… Continue reading
Muslim Attackers Kill Fifteen Christians in Nigeria
Washington, D.C. (May 6, 2011) – International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that today Muslim attackers killed 17 Christians, including… Continue reading
Martyrs of the 1900 Boxer Rebellion
(from Asia Harvest’s September 2000 newsletter)
What Was The Boxer Rebellion?
“Precious in the sight of the Lord is the… Continue reading
Shakeela Bibi’s Story
On March 9, 2009 Compass Direct News reported that there had been gun and club attacks on a Presbyterian church… Continue reading
Eleanor Chestnut 1868 ~ 1905
Eleanor Chestnut served 11 years in China under the mission board of the Presbyterian Church, U.S.A., and suffered a martyr’s… Continue reading
ELIZABETH AND HADEWIJK; OF WHOM THE FORMER WAS DROWNED AT LEEUWARDEN, AND THE LATTER ESCAPED DEATH, IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD, 1549
This Elizabeth was of a noble family, and had in her youth been put by her parents into the convent… Continue reading