# Summary Of The Martyrs Of The First Century.

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This first century did not pass without the shedding
of much blood of the saints; for, since Jesus
Christ himself, the Leader of all true believers, was
subject to it, it was just, that his members should
follow in the same path; yet John died before Christ.
But after the death of Christ, the fire of persecution
raged exceedingly, consuming nearly all of the beloved
apostles and friends of Christ, according to
the flesh. We have described those who followed
Christ, their Captain, into suffering and death, according
to the order of time; they are the following
persons: Stephen, the deacon; the apostles, James,
Philip, Barnabas, Mark the evangelist, Peter, Paul;
some companions and friends of Paul, as Aristarchus,
Epaphras, Silas, Onesiphorus, Prochorus,
Nicanor, Parmenas, Olympas, Carpus, Trophimus,
Materus, Egyetus, Hermagoras, Onesimus, Dionysius
of Athens, and Timothy; but the latter was
slain a few years after the others. In the meantime
the preceding ones are followed by the apostles,
Andrew, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, Simon
Zelotes, Matthias, Luke the evangelist, Antipas,
the faithful martyr of Jesus, John, whom Jesus
loved, Urticinus, Vitalus, etc., all of whom obtained
the martyrs’ crown, as may be seen from the following
account.

To Jesus Christ, the Son of God, we have accorded
the first place among the martyrs of the
new covenant; not in the order of time, for herein
John was before, and preceded with his death; but
on account of the worthiness of the person, because
he is the head of all the holy martyrs, through
whom they all must be saved.



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