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.
Christian martyrs
108 Martyrs of World War II: 108 Polish Roman Catholics martyred by the Nazi Party during World War II. Canadian Martyrs: eight Jesuit missionaries from Sainte-Marie among the Hurons martyred during warfare between the Iroquois (particularly the Mohawk people) and the Huron. Elias and companions: five Christians from Roman Egypt martyred in the city of Caesarea Maritima. Four Crowned Martyrs: nine people venerated as martyrs and saints by the Catholic Church. Korean Martyrs: 8,000-10,000 Catholics were killed during the 19th century in Korea, 103 of whom have been canonized. List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation: men and women executed under heresy laws during the Scottish Reformation. List of protomartyrs: a list of known protomartyrs; a protomartyr is the first Christian martyr in a country or among a particular group, such as a religious order. List of royal saints and martyrs: a list of Christian monarchs, other royalty, and nobility who have been beatified or canonized, or who are otherwise venerated as or conventionally given the appellation of "saint" or "martyr". List of Unitarian martyrs: a list of people considered martyrs for their adherence to the Unitarianism movement. Martyrs of Gorkum: 19 Dutch Catholic clerics and friars hanged by militant Dutch Calvinists during the 16th century religious wars. Martyrs of Nowogródek: 11 Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth executed by the Gestapo in 1943 in occupied Poland. Martyrs of Otranto: 813 residents of the city of Otranto, Italy put to death in 1480 for refusing to convert to Islam. Saints of the Cristero War: 25 Catholic saints and martyrs who died in the Mexican Cristero War. Uganda Martyrs: 23 Anglican and 22 Catholic Christians executed on the orders of Mwanga II of Buganda between 1885 and 1887. Vietnamese Martyrs: according to the Catholic Church, an estimated 130,000-300,000 Catholics were persecuted in Vietnam between 1745 and 1862.
Martyrs of China
China Martyrs of 1900: at least 189 Protestant missionaries and 500 Chinese Protestants who were killed during the Boxer Rebellion. Martyr Saints of China: 87 Chinese Catholics and 33 Western missionaries martyred from the mid-17th century to 1930.
Martyrs of England
Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation: men and women executed under treason legislation in the English Reformation, between 1534 and 1680, and recognised as martyrs by the Catholic Church. Colchester Martyrs: 28 Protestants executed for heresy in Colchester, Essex, between 1545 and 1558. Eighty-five martyrs of England and Wales: 85 men executed as part of the Protestant purge and beatified by Pope John Paul II. Forty Martyrs of England and Wales: 40 Catholic men and women executed for treason and related offences between 1535 and 1679. Ipswich Martyrs: 9 people burnt at the stake for Lollard or Protestant beliefs around 1515-1558. Nine Martyrs of England and Wales: clergy and laypersons executed on charges of treason in 1539 and 1572 One Hundred and Seven Martyrs of England and Wales: clergy and laypersons executed on charges of treason between 1541 and 1680 Protestant martyrs of the English Reformation: men and women executed under heresy laws during the English Reformation, between 1509 and 1925. Stratford Martyrs: 13 people burnt at the stake for Protestant beliefs in 1556. Windsor Martyrs: 3 English Protestants martyred at Windsor in 1543.
Martyrs of Japan
16 Martyrs of Japan: 16 Christians who were persecuted for their faith in Japan, mostly during the 17th century. 26 Martyrs of Japan: 26 Roman Catholics who were executed by crucifixion at Nagasaki in 1597. 205 Martyrs of Japan: 205 Christian missionaries and followers who were persecuted and executed for their faith in Japan, mostly during the Tokugawa shogunate period in the 17th century.