Martyrium
Church or shrine built over the tomb of a Christian martyr / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the album, see Martyrium (album).
"Martyry" redirects here. For the act of martyrdom, see Martyr.
A martyrium (Latin) or martyrion (Greek) (pl.: martyria), sometimes anglicized martyry (pl.: "martyries"), is a church or shrine built over the tomb of a Christian martyr. It is associated with a specific architectural form, centered on a central element and thus built on a central plan, that is, of a circular or sometimes octagonal or cruciform shape.[1]