page_title: List of protomartyrs
hierarchical_section_title: List of protomartyrs
caption_attribution_description: Patron Saint
context_page_description: A protomartyr is the first Christian martyr in a country or among a particular group, such as a religious order. Similarly, the phrase the Protomartyr can mean Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the Christian church, or Saint Thecla, the first female martyr of the Christian church.
context_section_description: A protomartyr (Koine Greek, πρότος prótos "first" + μάρτυρας mártyras "martyr") is the first Christian martyr in a country or among a particular group, such as a religious order.  Similarly, the phrase the Protomartyr (with no other qualification of country or region) can mean Saint Stephen, the first martyr of the Christian church, or Saint Thecla, the first female martyr of the Christian church.
caption: Martyrdom of Saint Stephen San Esteban Ilocos Sur Philippines
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