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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Invalidated site: Digital Commons at Ursinus College - Matriarchs and Martyrs: Women in Early Christian Apocrypha (PDF). | Sep 22, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC Religion and Ethics - Martyrdom as an affirmation of life. | Oct 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Digital Commons at Ursinus College - Matriarchs and Martyrs: Women in Early Christian Apocrypha (PDF). | Aug 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Martyrdom in Judaism, Christianity and Islam (PDF). | Jul 09, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: BYU Scholars Archive - Martyrs in Mexico: A Mormon Story of Revolution and Redemption. | Apr 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Holy War, Martyrdom, and Terror. Christianity, Violence, and the West (introduction) (PDF). | Jan 24, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academia - Martyrdom in Historical and Contemporary Perspective (PDF). | Dec 11, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Kwantlen Polytechnic University - The Ancient and Medieval World - Religion: The Early Christian Martyrs. | Sep 17, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | Jun 24, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Jewish Women's Archive - Female Martyrdom. | May 28, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Ancient Origins - The Violent Birth of �Martyrdom� � How the Ancient Concept Informs Modern Religious Violence. | Mar 07, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Online - Martyr. | Sep 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - Martyrs. | Jan 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - Martyr. | Aug 23, 2022 | ||
| Added cross-references. | Oct 27, 2021 | ||
| Add new Web site: Catholic Education Resource Center - The Meaning of Martyrdom for Christians and Muslims. | Dec 05, 2016 | ||
| Media added. | Mar 15, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: Rotten.com - Martyrdom. | Feb 01, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Religion Online - Martyrs in the History of Christianity. | Feb 01, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Catholic Encyclopedia - Martyr. | Feb 01, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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