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PROTO-MARTYR
St. Stephen. whose martyrdom is described by St. Luke (Acts 6:8-7:60). Or anyone who is the first to suffer in any persecution after the example of St. Stephen.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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