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Bethlehem infants

The first martyrs for Christ can be considered abouttwo thousand infectious infants killed at the behest of the king of the Jewish Herod. When Jesus Christ was born, the Magi came to Judah, who was a revelation about the birth of the Messiah. They came to King Herod and told about this, asking how to find the king of Christ. Herod thought that Jesus would be such a king who would overthrow the current ruler from the throne. He inquired from the Magi about where Christ was to be born. Having received information about the city of Bethlehem, Herod, because of his anger and fear, sent soldiers there to kill all the babies up to one year old, born at the approximate time of the birth of the Savior. Thus, many mothers lost their children. However, Christ remained alive, as the Magi told of the king's intention. The Mother of God, the elder Joseph and the baby Jesus escaped to Egypt.

The First Martyr Archdeacon Stefan

Among the first Christian martyrs the Churchmentions the holy Archdeacon Stefanus who suffered for his faith in Christ as God. The book of the Acts of the Holy Apostles, written by Luke, tells about the death of the holy martyr. He was stoned with Jewish scribes, scribes and Pharisees for professing his faith in Christ. In the murder of the saint, a certain Saul took part, who then turned himself to Christ and became known to the whole world under the name of St. Paul the First-First-Apostle. The Archdeacon was killed approximately in the fourth decade after the birth of Christ. His memory the Orthodox Church commits on the 9th of January. The saint himself was also one of the 70 apostles of Jesus Christ. He preached in Jerusalem, for which he was condemned by the Jewish Sanhedrin.

It can also be said that the firstChristian martyrs were the holy apostles. For example, it is known that of the 12 apostles of Christ, only John the Theologian died his death. The rest were tortured to death.