Martyr of charity
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A Martyr of charity is a martyr who dies while succoring, (coming to the aid of) someone else in the name of his or her religion. Within catholicism, Popes John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul II, and Benedict XVI have besides martyrs of the faith, have now begun to declare martyrs of charity.
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- Reverend Father Jan-Nicolaas Bakker
- Saint Botvid
- Father Damiende Veuster
- Saint John Grande
- Reverend Father Christian Hoecken, of the Society of Jesus
- Saint Lawrence, archdeacon of Rome
- Father Patrick Lea of Kilkenny
- St. Maximilian Kolbe
- Father Anthony Kohlmann
- Everard Mercurian
- Edward Metcalfe
- St. Philip Neri
- Benjamin Petit
- Saint Philip
- St. Bernard Ptolomei
- Sara Salkahazi
- [[Sisters Barbara Ann Muttra, Shirley Kolmer, Mary Joel Kolmer, Agnes Muller, Kathleen McGuire
- Sister Leonella Sgorbati
