FamVin is happy to present this translation into English of an article on martyrdom  by  Corpus Juan Delgado, CM. It looks at the concept of martyrdom as it appears in the writings of Vincent de Paul and Louise de Marillac.  The concept is examined from the perspective of offering one’s life in a bloody manner for the sake of Christ and the Good News and various examples are given.  Then the author reflects on martyrdom as a day after day offering of one’s life in service of those men and women who are poor.  This idea is supported by the teaching of some of the more recent Popes.  The author does a wonderful job in bringing together so much relevant material from the writings of our founders as well as providing other pertinent resources on this topic.  While this is a lengthy article (twenty-three pages) it is worth taking the time to read and to re-read it and reflect on it.

• The martyr, testimony to the truth
• The following of Jesus Christ and martyrdom
• Recognition of the martyrs in the writings of Vincent de Paul
  • William Webster, martyred in London
  • Brother Tadeo Lee, proto-martyr of the Congregation of the Mission
  • M. Francis White and his suffering in Scotland
  •  Pedro Borgyñy
• Faithful Daughters and Missionaries
• The openness to martyrdom in the Vincentian spiritual experience
• Martyrdom, the greatest expression of charity
• The martyrdom of charity
• Conclusions
• Footnotes

See also the short biographies of the recently beatified Daughters of Charity

Also the many other articles on the martyrs in Famvin