protomartire

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Italian

Etymology

From proto- +‎ martire.

Noun

protomartire m or f by sense (plural protomartiri)

  1. 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.
    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.
    (from Stefano protomartire on the Italian Wikipedia.Wikipedia it)