Saint Stephen's Famous Martyrs

In Lasallian schools the core principle of concern for the poor and social justice invites students and staff to be in solidarity with the poor and advocate for those suffering injustices. This means that people should have awareness of the poor and those who are victims of injustices and respond to their needs by means of community service and advocacy. This core principle is illustrated in the novella, “Saint Emmanuel the Good, Martyr” by Miguel de Unamuno. The main character, Don Emmanuel is the parson of the city of Valverde. The congregation of this parish look up to Don Emmanuel, admire him, and are overtaken by his words in mass. However, the narrator reveals that Don Emmanuel was not a man of faith. “Metamorphosis” by Kafka, presents a story of a young man who one day wakes up and is transformed into a bug. As a result of this transformation, he is mistreated by his family and considered useless in society. In the case of Saint Emmanuel the Good Martyr, there is a character that does not believe in God, yet practices concern for the poor and social justice on a daily basis. On the other hand, we have a character that yearns what Don Emmanuel gives to the citizens in Valverde, care and concern.

An ordinary person can be considered a martyr, but Patria Mirabal is anything, but an ordinary person. She is a fighter who is willing to risk anything and everything to make even the smallest of difference in the world. Martin Luther King Jr., Abraham Lincoln, and Gandhi are all symbols of what a martyr is; someone who dies for a greater cause, because of their beliefs. In the novel In the Time of the Butterflies Patria is the ultimate martyr, because of whom she is as a person and in which the way she died.

A martyr is a person that defends a principle, even though it means giving up everything that is important to that person (Webster 236). Some martyr's are put in jail for standing up for Jesus Christ or God. Most martyrs are killed because of their beliefs. Martyrs are the strange ones who

When John Wilkes Booth assassinated President Lincoln at Ford’s Theater in Washington on April 14, 1865, people almost immediately deemed Lincoln a martyr. Although, no one even began to question whether Booth was one. A martyr is said to be a person who is killed for their beliefs, in the case of Booth, his hatred towards the president. Yet, with such a vague definition, martyr becomes very subjective. Aren’t those who are promised Paradise and eternal worship if they strap bombs to their chests considered martyrs too? Of course not! Not in the eyes of Americans at least. More often than not, martyrs are people who are willing to die for the cause in hopes that it will bring change. However,

and became the last Pope to be declared a Martyr. While Martin's career provided dramatic evidence of

someone that dies for what they believes in, for example Martin Luther King jr. , soldiers , and

Louis Riel is a martyr. The definition of a martyr is a person fighting for or against a cause in which Riel has shown in the 2 resistances he has partaken and lead. On the other hand, a political martyr is someone who struggles in execution. A treason is a horrible act towards a nation and a traitor is someone who has done the act. Winners may deem the losers as traitors and sometimes execute them. High treasons are assisting or starting a war against Canada.

In addition to being perceived as one of the most important attributes in a saint, heroism actually started to be praised by Christians as one of the principal qualities in any true Christian. Augustine de Hippo basically believed that in order to be seen by God as a person who was capable to serve divinity, the respective individual needed to be familiar with the attitudes that he or she needed to put across and with the fact

According to Joseph Campbell, "A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself" . This means that a hero is person who is made a sacrifice for the good of others. A Hero is defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary as "a man admired for his achievements and noble qualities" . This means that a hero is someone people look up to. Anyone can be a hero. Heroes have qualities such as bravery, strength, and selflessness. Mothers, soldiers, and Odysseus are all examples of heroes.

The St Marys Saints caused a minor upset when they toppled the Peninsula Seagulls 38-22 in the Sydney Shield second Qualifying Final at Campbelltown Stadium last Sunday.

How do you think the present world might be different if this leader had not lived (or had not chosen to be a leader)?

For instance, a hero is an individual who commits an act of charity, such as donating a piece of clothing to someone else, for the purpose of helping another person. Just as simple acts of kindness qualify a person as a hero, those types of civilians typically sacrifice themselves to the benefit of another person. For example, in an

Post 4 - During the Children's Crusade, Stephen spread the word in France and gathered followers

Oskar Schindler, a German businessman became an unlikely hero when he saved eleven hundred Jews in Poland and Czechoslovakia from death at the hands of the Nazis during World War Two. Though he was in the Nazi party himself, he employed all these Jews to work in his factory to keep them safe from being deported into death camps. Some say he is an opportunist just out there to make the extra dollar; many others say that he is a hero that did this amazing act just from the kindness of his heart. who he was, what he did, why he did it, and finally why he is considered a hero.

I will be examining an image taken from the Book, Acts and Monuments, or better known as the Book of Martyrs. This book was written by John Foxe in 1563. Foxe was a devout protestant during a time where Catholicism was being revived By Queen Mary. This Image displays Thomas Cranmer. Cranmer was the Archbishop of Canterbury during King Henry’s regime and helped Henry annul his marriage with Catherine. Cranmer supported Royal Supremacy and was a huge reason for the creation of the Protestant Church during the Reformation. In his book, The Book of Martyrs, author John Foxe expresses his emotions for the protestant martyr Thomas Cranmer as he is being burned alive. Foxe was an English historian and author who used his skills to express his anger towards the suffering of Protestants under the Catholic Church. Foxe recorded the last moments of fellow Protestants who were executed under the rule of Mary. Cranmer was one of many martyrs that Foxe illustrated in his book. Foxe started working on his book in 1552 when Edward had power. After the death of Mary he met a publisher by the name of John Day where he started to publish Foxe’s work. His work didn’t make him rich, but he did become a celebrity for his literally skills. This book was attacked by Catholics and had many critics as well, which led Foxe to come out with several more editions of this version.