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Monganga Paul
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Lois Carlson |
Here is the electrifying story of Christian heroism that caught the world’s imagination – the story of the California surgeon who took his family into the steaming Congo, only to be gunned down by re… |
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The bloody theater, or, Martyrs mirror
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Thieleman J. van Braght |
Van Braght collected the accounts of martyrdom in Martyrs Mirror with the hope that they would inspire the reader to hold as tenaciously to the faith as did the martyrs of whom he wrote. The heritage… |
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The life of Thomas More
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Peter Ackroyd |
A biography of Catholic martyr and saint, Thomas More, discussing his formidable intellect, political skill, and the steadfast faith that resulted in his beheading when he refused to follow King Henr… |
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Christian Martyrs under Islam
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Christian C. Sahner |
How did the medieval Middle East transform from a majority-Christian world to a majority-Muslim world, and what role did violence play in this process? Christian Martyrs under Islam explains how Chri… |
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Father Miguel Pro
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Gerald F. Muller |
One chilly November morning in 1927, a slender young priest stood before a firing squad in Mexico City. Five shots cracked through the air, and he fell lifeless on the ground. The man was Miguel Agus… |
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Bloody Mary's martyrs
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Jasper Godwin Ridley |
"Mary was proclaimed Queen of England on 20 July 1553, and as an essential part of what she saw as her God-given mission to restore Catholicism and papal supremacy in England, she set about the burni… |
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Through gates of splendor
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Elisabeth Elliot |
1 volume ; 22 cm |
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The Writings of John Bradford, M.A.: Fellow of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge, and ...
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John Bradford ,Nicholas Ridley ,John Hooper,Aubrey Townsend |
Book digitized by Google from the library of the University of California and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. |
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Persian martyr acts under King Yazdgird I
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Geoffrey Herman |
In this book, five short texts focused on the martyring of Christians under the Sasanian King Yazdgird I (399-420 CE) are edited and translated for the first time. The texts are presented in pointed … |
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The martyrs of Malatya
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James Wright |
On April 18, 2007, three men gave their lives for Jesus Christ ... "Two Turkish Christians and one German committed to taking the gospel to the country and people God had called him, began their day … |
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Ascent to the summit
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Saint Herman of Alaska Brotherhood |
The biography of a champion mountain climber and alpine rescuer living in the North Causasus (Kabardino-Balkar Republic, Russia), Fr. Igor Rozin, who converted to the Eastern Orthodox Faith and was o… |
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Mennonite Martyrs
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Aron A. Toews |
Nothing happens by chance in the lives of people who belong to the Lord. Everything occurs according to the unfathomable but wise decree of our God. Such is the case with the stories in this book.
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Tortured for Christ
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Richard Wurmbrand |
After years of imprisonment and solitary confinement, enduring inhumane torture, Richard Wurmbrand emerges with a powerful testimony of courageous faith. Even today, believers are suffering and dying… |
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Elizabeth
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Hugo Mager |
The marriage of Queen Victoria's enchanting granddaughter Elizabeth to Grand Duke Serge of Russia in 1884 placed her at the dazzling center of the opulent court in St. Petersburg, until the brutal as… |
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