Events Tagged: "torture"

Hannah and seven sons martyred - mother watches seven sons tortured to death for refusing to eat pork, then dies herself

St. Pothinus martyred at 90 - first bishop of Lyon, died in prison from torture during Marcus Aurelius persecution

Origen tortured under Decius - survives but dies from injuries years later, prolific writer of 2000 works

Execution of Brunhilda - Chlothar II captures 70-year-old queen, tortured for three days, torn apart by horses

St. Edmund martyred - King of East Anglia tortured and killed by Vikings for refusing to renounce Christianity

Christina hangs herself on gallows with thieves for days, bends limbs on torture wheels - body unharmed despite torments

St. Isaac Jogues tortured by Mohawks - fingers cut off - Returns to missions: 'I would rather be tortured than idle' - Martyred 1646: 'Jesus, Jesus, Jesus'

St. Jean de Brébeuf martyred in Canada - Iroquois pour boiling water over head mocking baptism - Remains silent through 4 hours of torture - heart found intact

Frederick the Great abolishes torture in Prussia - Enlightenment reforms of criminal procedure

Congress forces USAID to end Public Safety program due to torture allegations