What Does “Martyrology” Mean in the Bible?
The Church’s official book with the list of the saints and martyrs remembered each day.
A detail
- The first martyr: Saint Stephen. He was stoned to death while praying for those who were killing him.
Where it appears in the Bible
Acts 7:59; Acts 7:60
What the Bible says
Acts 7:59
And they stoned Stephen, invoking, and saying: Lord Jesus, receive my spirit.
Acts 7:60
And falling on his knees, he cried with a loud voice, saying: Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. And when he had said this, he fell asleep in the Lord. And Saul was consenting to his death.
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
Source: RAE, “martirologio”; Universal Norms on the Liturgical Year and the Calendar, 35