SOME PIOUS CHRISTIANS, CALLED MANICHEANS AND HERETICS BY THE PAPISTS, HANGED FOR THE CONFESSION OF THE EVANGELICAL TRUTH, AT GOSLAR, A. D. 1052
Published April 1, 2011 | 
It grieves us to our very soul, that in regard to the testimonies of the holy martyrs, we have to… Continue reading
EUGENIA, AN UPRIGHT CHRISTIAN WOMAN, BEHEADED FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, NEAR THE CITY OF CORDOVA, A. D. 923
Published April 1, 2011 | It is recorded that A. D. 923, an upright Christian woman, called Eugenia, was apprehended in the afore-mentioned persecution,… Continue reading
AUREA, A GOD-FEARING MAIDEN, AFTER MANY SEVERE TRIALS, EXECUTED WITH THE SWORD, FOR THE TESTIMONY OF JESUS CHRIST, AT CORDOVA, A. D. 856
Published April 1, 2011 | Aurea was by descent a noble maiden, and a sister to the martyr John, of whom we have already spoken,… Continue reading
NUNILO AND ALOIDA, SISTERS AND CHRISTIAN MAIDENS PUT TO DEATH WITH THE SWORD IN THE CITY OF OSCA, FOR THE NAME OF THE LORD JESUS, ABOUT A. D. 851
Published April 1, 2011 | For this contest for the name of Christ, the Lord prepared not only men, but also women, and young maidens… Continue reading
ANNA OF FREIBURG, A. D. 1529
Published February 11, 2011 | This Anna of Freiburg was zealous in the fear of the Lord and as she believed in Christ, and, was… Continue reading
TWO FEMALE DISCIPLES OF ORIGEN, NAMELY, RHAIS AND MARCELLA, BURNED ALIVE AT ALEXANDRIA, FOR THE FAITH IN JESUS CHRIST, ABOUT THE YEAR 204
Published February 10, 2011 | Among the disciples of Origen, who became martyrs, there are also mentioned several women as faithful martyrs. However, we shall… Continue reading
PERPETUA AND FELICITAS, OF TUBURBI IN MAURITANIA, AND OTHERS, VIOLENTLY PUT TO DEATH, FOR THE FAITH OF THE SON OF GOD, ABOUT THE YEAR 201 ,
Published February 10, 2011 | Perpetua and Felicitas were two very pious and honorable Christian women, at Tuburbi, a city in Mauritania, a province of… Continue reading
Hypatia, lady of Alexandria
Published February 10, 2011 | (date?)
Hypatia (1). Socrates (H. E. vii. 15) says: “There was a lady in Alexandria, by name Hypatia, daughter… Continue reading
Dorothea, virgin martyr
Published February 10, 2011 | (date?)
Dorothea, virgin, martyred with Theophilus the Advocate, and two other women, Christa and Callista, at Caesarea, in Cappadocia. Some… Continue reading
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