Autumn Lecture Series 2023: Martyrdom

(Monday 25th September 2023)

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Here I Stand: Martyrdom
Tom Holland & Richard Carter

What is the meaning of martyrdom and why are martyrs remembered? This lecture draws on Tom Holland’s historical scholarship and insight into the concept of martyrdom in the ancient world and in Christianity, and Richard Carter’s personal experience of the lives of seven modern martyrs.

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Part of the Autumn Lecture Series at St Martin-in-the-Fields in partnership with Church Times.

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