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martyrdom
多くの信者が殉教の道を選んだ歴史がある。
There is a history of many believers choosing the path of martyrdom.
殉教者の記念碑が丘の上に建てられた。
A monument to the martyrs was erected on the hill.
彼は信仰を貫き殉教した聖人として崇められた。
He was revered as a saint who held firm to his faith and died a martyr.