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Lists of martyrs

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This page is an index of lists of people considered martyrs. A martyr is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, refusing to renounce, or refusing to advocate a belief or cause as demanded by an external party. This refusal to comply with the presented demands results in the punishment or execution of the martyr by the oppressor.

This list is sorted at the top level by religious or political affiliation of the martyrs on each list, and then by the country or location of martyrdom.

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Christian martyrs

Martyrs of China

Martyrs of England

Martyrs of Japan

Martyrs of the Roman Empire

Martyrs of Spain

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Jewish martyrs

Mormon martyrs

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