Martyrs of Tyre
Feastday: February 20
500 Martyrs of Tyre who were killed in about the year 304AD.
who suffered in Tyre, modern Lebanon.They were tortured in various ways and underwent numerous punishments. These Christians were put to death for their beliefs and for simply being Christian. By dying for their faith they gained the holy crown of martyrdom
The Ancient City of Tyre also known as Soor had been a very important Phonecian City.
The city of Tyre is referred to in the scriptures numerous times. We are told that people came from Tyre to hear Jesus preach (Mark 3:8) and that Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon and performed miracles. (Mathew 15:21 and Mark 7:24)
Tyre is one of the cities that had some of the earliest followers of Christ. We know that many of those early Christians were persecuted for their faith. The historian Eusebius tells us that in the early fourth century, under the reign of Diolectian, many soldiers of Christ were killed for their faith in the city of Tyre.
Feastday: February 20
500 Martyrs of Tyre who were killed in about the year 304AD.
who suffered in Tyre, modern Lebanon.They were tortured in various ways and underwent numerous punishments. These Christians were put to death for their beliefs and for simply being Christian. By dying for their faith they gained the holy crown of martyrdomThe Ancient City of Tyre also known as Soor had been a very important Phonecian City.
The city of Tyre is referred to in the scriptures numerous times. We are told that people came from Tyre to hear Jesus preach (Mark 3:8) and that Jesus went to the district of Tyre and Sidon and performed miracles. (Mathew 15:21 and Mark 7:24)
Tyre is one of the cities that had some of the earliest followers of Christ. We know that many of those early Christians were persecuted for their faith. The historian Eusebius tells us that in the early fourth century, under the reign of Diolectian, many soldiers of Christ were killed for their faith in the city of Tyre.
No comments:
Post a Comment