protomartire
Italian
Noun
protomartire m, f (plural protomartiri)
- protomartyr
- Stefano, venerato come santo dalla Chiesa cattolica e dalla Chiesa ortodossa, è il protomartire cristiano, è stato, cioè, il primo ad aver dato la vita per testimoniare la propria fede e per la diffusione del Vangelo. from the it.wiki page on St. Stephen - "Stephen, venerated as a saint by the Catholic Church and by the Orthodox Church, is the Christian protomartyr, that is, the first to have given his life to attest his faith and spread the Gospel."
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