This engaging retelling of the story of a most unlikely Apostle brings to life the man who witnessed the death of Christianity’s first martyr, met martyrdom himself years later, and left behind a remarkable legacy of faith.

Where many had martyrdom thrust upon them and accepted it as a gift, this humble friar grasped it deliberately in an act of charity that reverberates still today. 

Explore the somewhat shrouded but incredibly impactful life and death of a man who made the ultimate sacrifice for his devotion to God’s gift of marriage and to the Savior to whom he gave his heart.

Even the sterling reputations of two brothers, doctors who refused payment and were seen as near miraculous healers, was no match for the anti-Christian fervor of Ancient Rome.

The names of the people who died for their faith in the turmoil of 1930s Spain are too numerous to list in a few words, but their intense bravery and devotion is branded clearly on the pages of history.

A French peasant girl of the 1400s, following the promptings of divine visions, became the unlikely leader of victorious troops, changing the fate of her nation only to be martyred as the result of betrayal.

She was just twelve years old, beautiful, and wanted to live a life dedicated in chastity to God rather than go on to the arranged marriage girls of her class were destined for in Roman society. But she lived during one of Rome’s most vicious anti-Christian periods.

Becoming a priest knowing it would make him "an enemy of the crown" and in danger among his own countrymen, this 17th-century Englishman lived a life of perseverance, fortitude, courage, and deep devotion to the people he served.

This beautiful, young Roman woman of nobility, who forsook a life of wealth and ease to live in service to Christ, proved to be a difficult martyr to kill.

A young, third-century deacon entrusted with the purse of the Diocese of Rome goes toe-to-toe with a brutal Roman emperor.

Hear the story of a man brave enough to spread the good news of Christ from his post in the personal guard of a brutally anti-Christian Roman emperor.

Brilliant, successful, brimming with potential, and befriended by a king, this Lord Chancellor of England went to his death defending the sanctity of the sacrament of marriage and the pope’s role as earthly leader of the Church.

This incredibly beautiful young woman met with brutal betrayal, barbaric punishment, and an unfathomable martyrdom for her faith in Christ.

Join a young girl on her unusual journey from inquisitive Jewish child to atheist to Catholic nun to victim of the Nazis' Auschwitz concentration camp.