Martyrs of Turkey; a history of Christian persecution in Anatolia-Turkey.pptx

a collection of Christian martyrs from Roman to modern times in Anatolia - Turkey

1. MARTYRS OF TURKEY – a history of Christian persecution en Anatolia

2. the minority of Catholics who live in Turkey can boast of 770 Catholic saints and blesseds from their past., of that number, 660 died as martyrs

3. The New Testament lists many Turkish saints. The Apostle Philip is said to have been martyred in Turkey (although other sources say he died in Greece),

4. some traditions say Saint Luke the Evangelist was born there.

5. Saint Timothy, to whom the Apostle Paul wrote two letters, was the bishop of Ephesus, near modern Selçuk.

6. Saint Paul also refers in his letters to Saint Epaphras, who was one of his traveling companions; Paul identifies Epaphras as being from Colossae, an ancient city near modern Honaz.

7. Saints Manaen and Agabus were prophets and leaders of the Church in Antioch (now Antakya) - Manaen as a teacher in the first century Christian Church at Antioch who had been 'brought up with Herod Antipas.

8. According to Acts 11:27–28, Agabus was one of a group of prophets  who travelled from Jerusalem  to Antioch. Agabus had received the gift of prophecy and predicted a severe famine, which occurred during the reign of the emperor Claudius.

9. Saint Christopher, the one who, according to the famous legend, gave up serving the devil to serve the King of Kings, died in ancient Lycia (the modern provinces of Antalya and Muğla in Turkey).

10. Saint George, a roman soldier was born in Cappadocia. Legend says he killed a dragon in Silene, Libya.

11. Saint Margaaret - according to a 9th-century martyrology of  Rabanus Maurus , she suffered at  Antioch in Pisidia  (in what is now Turkey) in around 304, during the  Diocletianic persecution . She was the daughter of a pagan priest named Aedesius.

12. Having embraced Christianity and consecrated her virginity to God, Margaret was disowned by her father, adopted by her nurse, and lived in the country keeping sheep with her foster mother .  Olybrius, Governor of the Roman Diocese of the East, asked to marry her, but with the demand that she   renounce Christianity . Upon her refusal, she was cruelly   tortured. Satan threatened her in the form of a dragon, whom she slew with the cross.

13. Saint Blaise (who saved a choking boy through his prayers), and has become the patron for throat illnesses

14. Saint Barbara was born in Hiepolis of Nicomedia. Denounced as a christian she was beheaded by order of the the prefect Marianus.

15. Saint Pantaleon (who was a doctor) are all said to have died in Turkey. He was a son of a rich pagan, Eustorgius of Nicomedia, and had been instructed in Christianity by his Christian mother, Saint Eubula

16. Even the famous Saint Nicholas of Santa Claus fame was the bishop of the Turkish city of Myra, now known as Demre

17. The early Catholic Church in Turkey boasts many holy bishops, such as Saint Acacius of Amida (modern Diyarbakır), who organized the faithful to care for several thousand Persians who had been captured by the Roman army and who were starving.

18. Saint Gregory Thaumaturgus (whose latter name means “wonderworker”) was the third century bishop of Neocaesarea (modern Niksar) and was well known during his lifetime for the miracles that resulted from his prayers

19. Saint John the Silent was a sixth century monk. John had been named a bishop, but he felt called to the seclusion of monastic life instead and sneaked away to live as a humble monk. He told no one his secret for years.

20. Saint Simeon the Stylite was a fifth century hermit who lived for decades on top of a column (stylite) in the wilderness as a penance; many people sought him out to listen to him preach

21. The great city of Constantinople may be known as Istanbul now, but an impressive number of patriarchs of that city have been named saints.

22. John Chrysostom, who was a preacher, martyr , and Doctor of the Church, is certainly the most famous patriarch of this city.

23. Other patriarchs of Constantinople who are considered saints include: Alexander, Anatolius, Antony Kauleas, Cyrus,

24. Saints Eutychius , Flavian, Ignatius, Germanus I,

25. Saints Menas , Methodius I, Metrophanes Nicephorus

26. Saints Paul I, Peter Thomas, Proclus, and Tarasius

27. Saints Gregory of Nazianzus and Basil the Great were close friends and bishops of Turkey, and both have been named Doctors of the Church because of their brilliant and influential writings.

28. Saints Basil and Gregory grew up in devout families, so devout that many of their family members were also recognized as saints after their deaths. For example, Saint Basil’s parents and four of his siblings are considered saints. Saint Gregory’s mother, sister, and brother are all recognized as saints

29. Two other Turkish Doctors of the Church include Saint Gregory of Narek, a tenth century priest, monk, and poet,

30. and Saint Ephraem, a fourth century deacon, poet , and mystic who died in Edessa (modern Urfa)

31. Other inspirational Turkish female saints include Saint Olympiada. After she was left a widow in fourth century Nicomedia (modern İzmit), Olympiada founded an orphanage, a hospital, and a religious order of nuns.

32. Saint Pulcheria was a Byzantine princess in the fifth century, served as regent for her brother for a time, and later entered into a chaste marriage for the sake of political stability. Her personal devotion and her protection of the Church had long-lasting effects throughout the empire. - Eudoxia y Pulcheria

33. Saint Anthusa was a Byzantine princess who lived in the eighth century, and she used her influence to support monasteries and those who were poor

34. More recent martyrs include Blessed Ignazio Maloyan (celebrated by the Church on June 11) and other victims of the Armenian genocide of 1915

35. Although the massacres were aimed mainly at the Armenians, in some cases they turned into indiscriminate anti-Christian  pogroms , including the  Diyarbekir massacres , where, at least according to one contemporary source, up to 25,000  Assyrians  were also killed

36. The destruction of the Christian communities was the result of the deliberate policy of three successive Ottoman and Turkish governments – Abdülhamid II in 1894–1896 , -the CUP (the Young Turks ) from 1914–1918 , -and the Nationalist regime under Ataturk during 1919–1924 – a policy that most of the country’s Muslim inhabitants did not oppose, and many enthusiastically supported .

37. The massacres are named after  Sultan   Abdul Hamid II , who, in his efforts to maintain the imperial domain of the  declining Ottoman Empire , reasserted  pan-Islamism  as a state ideology .

38. The   Hamidian massacres also called the Armenian massacres, were massacres of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire in the mid-1890s. Estimated casualties ranged from 100,000   to 300,000, resulting in 50,000 orphaned  children .

39.   The campaign of mass murder and ethnic cleansing was carried out, in staggered fashion, over a thirty-year period, between 1894 and 1924. It encompassed not only Turkey’s Armenians but also all the other Christian communities in the country, primarily the Greeks, but also the various Assyrian sects.

40. The process of ethnic-religious cleansing was characterized by rounds of deliberate large-scale massacre, alongside systematic expulsions, forced conversions, and cultural annihilation that together amounted to genocide .

41. The murders, expulsions, and forced conversions were ordered by government officials and carried out by other officials, soldiers, gendarmes, policemen and, often, tribesmen and the civilian inhabitants of towns and villages .

42. All of this occurred with the active participation of Muslim clerics and the encouragement of the Turkish-language press. 

43. It is estimated that during WWI from 1915-1916 about 1 -1,5 million Armenians were murdered.

44. At the beginning of this period, Christians had constituted about 20 percent of the population of Asia Minor; by 1924 the proportion of Christians in Turkey had fallen to 2 percent.

45. LIST OF PRESENTATIONS IN ENGLISH CHRIST Resurrection – according to the gospels Christ the King Christ lives Body of Christ - Corpus Christi 1,2,3,4 Christ and his Kingdom Sacred Heart 1 + 2 – bible and doctrine – Haurietis aquas – the cult of the Sacred Heart Vocation to beatitude Vocation to evangelize with Christ CHURCH Divine Revelation Priestly Ministry Human Community Church, Mother and Teacher Signs of hope youth synod CULTURE and HISTORY Columbus and the discovery of America Confraternities and processions– Hispanic Diwali – Festival of lights – Hindi feast Football in Spain President Trump Russian Revolution and Communism 1, 2, 3 Sevilla's fair Virgen del Pilar and Hispanicity FAMILY, CHILDREN Grandparents Love and Marriage 1,2,3 – 4,5,6 – 7,8,9 Dignity of women – John Paul II God of Love (sex) World Meeting of Families Rome 2022 – festival of families Familiaris Consortium 1,2,3,4 GOD Angels Come Holy Spirit God is Love 1,2– Benedict XVI Man, image of God Trinity LITURGICAL YEAR Advent and Christmas, 1 + 2 All departed souls All Saints – Halloween for Christians Carnival and Lent Christmas – the birth of our Lord Holy Week for adults Holy Week for children 8+ years Holy Week - drawings for children Holy Week – Views of the last hours of JC – the passion Sunday – Lord's Day – JP2 Thanksgiving POPE FRANCIS – TRAVEL Pope Francis in Africa Pope Francis in America Pope Francis in Bahrain 1+ 2 Pope Francis in Brazil WYD 2013 Pope Francis in Bulgaria and Macedonia Pope Francis in Canada 1,2,3 Pope Francis in Central African Republic Pope Francis in Chile 1 + 2 Pope Francis in Cyprus Pope Francis in Colombia 1 + 2 Pope Francis in Congo 1+ 2 Pope Francis in Cuba 2015 Pope Francis in Egype Pope Francis in Slovakia 1 + 2 Pope Francis in Europe – parliament Pope Francis in Fatima Pope Francis in Greece Pope Francis in Holy Land, - Israel, Palestine Jordan Pope Francis in Hungary 2021 + 2023 Pope Francis in Iraq 1,2,3 Pope Francis in Ireland – world meeting of families Pope Francis in Kenya Pope Francis in Japan Pope Francis in Kazakhstan 1+ 2 Pope Francis in Malta Pope Francis in Mexico Pope Francis in Mexico 2016 Pope Francis in Mongolia Pope Francis in Morocco Pope Francis in Panama – WYD 2019 Pope Francis in Peru Pope Francis in Poland - Auschwitz Pope Francis in Poland WYD 2016 Pope Francis in Portugal 2021 + WYD 2023 Pope Francis in Romania Pope Francis in Sudan Pope francis in Sweden Pope Francis in Thailand Pope Francis in Uganda Pope Francis in United Arab Emirates MARIA Fatima – History of the Apparitions of the Virgin Mary and the Bible Mary Doctrine and Dogmas Medjugore pilgrimage Virgin of Guadalupe, Mexico – apparitions Virgen de Pilar – Hispanic festival Our Lady of Sheshan, China SCIENCE Mars Rover Perseverence – Spanish Juno explores Jupiter Parker Solar Test MORAL AND ETHICAL Christian holidays - JP2 Conscience, human community, human freedom and salvation justification and grace, Life in Christ, merit and holiness moral law, Morality of human acts, Passions, Sin, Sincerity social justice, Social Life – participation, Virtue, vice United Nations and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Human Dignity – declaration of dicastery for doctrine of faith Vocation – www.vocation.org Vocation to evangelize Vocation to beatitude Pope John XXIII – Peace on Earth Pope Paul VI Pope Juan Pablo II – Redeemer of man, Karol Wojtyla + Pontificado 1+2 Pope Benedict XVII - in Germany WYD 2005 POPE FRANCIS – DOCUMENTS love and marriage - Amoris Laetitia – 1.2 – 3.4 – 5.6 Christ lives - 1,2,3 – 4,5,6 – 7,8,9 Evangelii Gaudium 1,2,3,4,5 Gaudete et Exultate 1,2,3,4,5 FRATELLI TUTTI - 1,2 – 3,4,5 – 6,7,8 LAUDATE Sii 1 – care of the common home 2 – gospel of creation 3 – The root of the ecological crisis 4 – integral ecology 5 – lines of action 6 – Ecological Education and Spirituality LAUDATE DEUM LUMEN FIDEI – chapter 1,2, - 3,4 Misericordiae Vultus in Spanish – Face of Mercy Dear Amazonia 1,2,3,4

46. SAINTS and MARTYRS Martyrs of Albania Martyrs of Algeria Martyrs of Korea Martyrs of Libya Martyrs of Japan Martyrs of Uganda Martyrs of Vietnam Martires North American Saint Albert the Great Saint Alphonsus Maria Liguori Saint Ambrose of Milan Saint Andrew, Apostle Saint Anthony of Padua Saint Anthony of the desert (Egypt) Saint Bruno, founder of the Carthusians Saint Charles Borromeo Saint Clement of Rome, Pope and Martyr Saint Ciyil y Methodius Saint Columbanus 1,2 Saint Donnán, irish mok and missionary to Scotland Saint Daniel Comboni Saint Dominic de Guzman, Dominican founder Saint George and the legend of the dragon Saint Dominic Savio Saint Stephen, proto-martyr Saint Philip Neri Saint Fidelis of Simaringen, martyr Saint Francis of Assisi 1,2,3,4 Saint Francis de Sales Saint Francis Xavier Saint Ignatius of Loyola Saint Joaquin and Saint Ana Saint Joseph, worker, husband, father Saint John Bosco, founder of the Salesians Saint John Chrysostom Saint John of Damascus Saint John of God Saint John of the Cross Saint John Ma Vianney, Curé de'Ars Saint John Henry Newman, Cardinal Saint John N. Neumann, of Philadelphia Saint John Paul II, Karol Wojtyla Saint John Ogilvie, Scottish Jesuir Martyr Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist Saint Leo the Great Saint Luke the Evangelist Saint Mark the Evangelist Saint Martin de Porres Saint Martin of Tours Saint Matthew, Apostle and Evangelist Saint Maximilian Kolbe Saint Nazarius and Celsus Saint Nicholas (Santa Claus) Saint Paul, 1 + 2 Saint Padre Pio of Pietralcina Saint Patrick and Ireland Saint Perpetua and Felicity Saint Peter Claver Saint Robert Bellarmine Saint James the Apostle Saint Simon and Judah Thaddeus, apostles Saints Timothy and Titus, bishops, martyrs Saint Zacharias and Elizabeth , - parents of John the Baptist Saint Thomas Becket Saint Thomas Aquinas Saint Valentine Saint Vincent of Paul Saint Zacharias and Saint Elizabeth Saint Agatha, virgin and martyr Saint Agnes of Rome, virgin and martyr Saint Bernadette of Lourdes Saint Brigid of Ireland Saint Catherine of Alexandria, - virgin and martyr Saint Catherine of Siena Saint Cecilia Saint Faustina and divine mercy Saint Elizabeth of Hungary Saint Lucia, virgin and martyr Saint Margaret of Scotland Saint Maria Goretti Saint Mary Magdalene Saint Martha, Mary and Lazarus Saint Monica, mother of Saint Augustine Saint Rita of Cascia Saint Teresa of Avila Saint Teresa of Calcutta Saint Therese of Lisieux 1 + 2 Saints Martha, Mary, and Lazarus For comments – email – [email protected] – fb – Martin M Flynn Donations to IBAN CH51 0900 0000 1612 7928 5 CHF Account number 16-127928-5 BIC POFICHBEXXX

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48. SANTOS Y MÁRTIRES Mártires de Albania Mártires de Algeria Mártires de Corea Mártires de Libia Mártires de Japón Mártires de Uganda Mártires de Vietnam Mártires de Nortd America San Alberto Magno San Alfonso Maria Liguori San Ambrosio de Milan San Andrés, Apostol San Antonio de Padua San Antonio del desierto (Egypto) San Bruno, - fundador de los cartujos San Carlos Borromeo San Ciril and Metodio San Clemente de Roma, papa y martir San Columbanus 1,2 San Daniel Comboni San Domingo de Guzman, -fundador de los Dominicos San Dominic Savio San Donnán, misionario a Escocia San Esteban, proto-martir San Felipe Neri San Fidelis of Simaringen, martir San Francis co de Asís 1,2,3,4 San Francisco de Sales San Francisco Xavier San Ignacio de Loyola San Joaquin y Santa Ana San Jorge, y la leyenda del dragón San José, obrero, marido, padre San Juan Bosco, fundador de los Salesianos San Juan Crisostom San Juan Damascene San Juan de Dios San Juan de la cruz San Juan Ma Vianney, Curé de'Ars San Juan E. Newman, cardinal San Juan N. Neumann, obispo de Filadelfia San Juan Ogilvie, Jesuita, Escosés, Martir San Juan Paul II, Karol Wojtyla San Juan, Apostol y Evangelista San Leon el Grande San Lukas, Evangelista San Marcos, Evangelista San Martin de Porres San Martin de Tours San Mateo, Apostol y Evangelista San Maximiliana Kolbe San Nazareo y Celso, martires San Nicolas (Santa Claus) San Pablo, 1 + 2 San Padre Pio de Pietralcina San Patricio de Irlanda San Pedro Claver Santa Perpetua y Felicidad San Roberto Bellarmino Santiago, Apostol San Simon y Judas Tadeo, apostoles Santos Timoteo y Tito, obispos, mártires San Zacharias e Isavel, - padres de Juan el Bautista San Tomás Beckett San Tomás de Aquinas San Valentino San Vincent e de Paul San Zacharias y Santa Isabel Sant’ Agueda, virgen and martir Santa Bernadita de Lourdes Santa Brigid a de Irlanda Santa Caterina de Alexandria, virgen y martir Santa Caterina de Siena Santa Cecilia, virgen e martir Santa Faustina and divine mercy Sant’ Agnes of Rome, virgen y martir Sant’ Isabel de Hungria Sant ’ Inés, virgen y martir Santa Lucia, virgen y martir Santa Margarita de Escocia Santa Maria Goretti Santa Maria Magdalena Santa Marta, Maria y Lazaro Santa Monica, madre de San Augustine Santa Rita de Cascia Santa Teresa deAvila Santa Teresa de Calcutta Santa Terese de Lisieux 1 + 2 Para commentarioa – email – [email protected] fb – Martin M Flynn Donativos a IBAN CH51 0900 0000 1612 7928 5 CHF Account number 16-127928-5 BIC POFICHBEXXX