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From the Catholic martyrs at Auschwitz to Oscar Romero; from Ita Ford and her companions to the recent murders of Christians in India, it is estimated that more than one million Christians died for their faith in the “century of progress” we have just experienced. In The Catholic Martyrs of the Twentieth Century, Robert Royal presents a wide-ranging history of these martyrs. The book traces the specific situation of each incident and studies the political system and the reason for confrontation. Regions and topics include the Calvary of Romania, the death of Edith Stein, Miguel Pro and the Mexican tragedy, Soviet Russia, and China.

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Paperback: 448 pages
Publisher: The Crossroad Publishing Company (October 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0824524144
ISBN-13: 978-0824524142
Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 1.1 x 9.2 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (22 customer reviews)
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Inspiration for the New Millennium

By Tim Drake VINE VOICE on December 19, 2000

Format: Hardcover

No period in history has seen greater persecution of Christians, and so we should not be surprised that the 20th century has seen the creation of perhaps more martyrs and Saints than any other historical period which preceeded it.
In his book, Robert Royal examines the persecution of Catholics in countries such as Mexico, Spain, Austria, and Poland over the last century.
Royal's book includes extensive research and compelling background material for each of the martyrs addressed. The book includes such well-known martyrs such as St. Maximilian Kolbe, Miguel Pro, and Bishop Oscar Romero, and also introduces the reader to lesser-known martyrs for the faith.
No Pope has canonized or beatified as many Saints as Pope John Paul II. A great many of them are from the 20th century. There is a reason that the Pope has done this. He realizes that we will need the role models of these faithful men and women as we face the future.
Royal presents us with the stories behind many of these very men and women. Their stories are both extraordinary and inspirational.
Royal's book presents not only the stories of these martyrs, but also a history of the Church versus socialist/communist governments. In the end, it is a book about good and evil.

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This Book Has Helped Me

By Mark A. Osborne on August 15, 2001

Format: Hardcover

I picked up Robert Royal's book mainly because I wanted information about this little-known subject. I had in the back of my mind that I could use it for apologetics purposes to point out that Catholics have been targeted by exploitive regimes rather than being collaborators, as Pope Pius XII has been accused of.
What I encountered was the power of the witness of these men and women who found the grace to love their enemies. One of the priests who was victimized by the Soviets wrote to his mother from the Gulag: "If we allow ourselves to become exasperated, we are not real Christians, just fanatics". I have to admit to being exasperated alot and have had to examine how much do I love people whose behavior causes me pain (usually unintentionally).
Fr. Christian Lebreten of the French Trappists who were killed by Algerian terrorists 8 years ago also got my attention. He writes to his killer (in advance) "I see God's face in yours" and "may we meet as happy theives in the kingdom if it is the Father's will". The monks all wrote in advance in the journals that they did not want Muslims in general or their own neighbors to be blamed or looked down upon for their deaths by an extreme minority.
My wife was upset with me for taking the book on vacation. (It isn't light reading.) But I'm glad I did.

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Thorough Compendium of Unsung Heroes

By Dcn. Brandon Bredice- Justice on August 4, 2005

Format: Hardcover

Royal does an excellent job researching the martyrology of this past century. While the most recent murders of bishops like Michael Courtney and Luigi Locati are not yet documented, there is alot of material to chew on. The chapters are divided up by region, so you can expect to read a handful of pages about the Holocaust martyrs (almost forgotten & overshadowed witnesses of faith) then on to the genocidal machine of the Soviets, Chinese,etc. The most intersting sections are on the state-sponsored persecutions of the Church close to home-namely Mexico.

The sheer amount of facts, dates and names may make this a bit dry in places and the documentation of total numbers from some places in the tens of thousands evades the personal touch of the "one man martyr", like Kolbe or Pro. In the end expect to come away very informed, awe inspired and inclined to attempt keeping up on the new martyrs who still flood in every year.

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Outstanding account of men & women truly devoted to Christ

By James Hernan on September 18, 2001

Format: Hardcover

How can I put my experience reading this book into words. Story after story provides accounts of amazing men and women who, in the face of unthinkable torture and certain death, simply would not abandon their Savior nor the Church in Rome. Each chapter details the persecution of Catholics in a different part of the world, including Mexico, Soviet Russia and its Territories, Ukraine, Charles de Foucauld, Spain, Nazi Holocaust, Edith Stein, Poland and Saint Maximillian Kolbe, Eastern and Central Europe - An Introduction, Albania, Lithuania, Romania, Latin America (including Archbishop Romero of El Salvador), Asia - An Introduction, China, Korea, Vietnam, and Africa. Some chapters portray individuals such as Charles de Foucauld, Edith Stein, and Saint Maximillian Kolbe.
This book will amaze and inspire you. It is a textbook on how to love Christ above all and a reminder that the Catholic faith is truly worth dying for.

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Good Friday continues

By Thomas E. Defreitas on August 19, 2001

Format: Hardcover

Robert Royal's account of the 20th century martyrs is grim, compelling, necessary. To read this book is to take one's place with St John the Evangelist, St Mary Magdalene, and the Mother of God under the shadow of the Cross. We read with what relentless fury, with what dehumanizing atrocity, the secular persecutors of the Church treated the priests, religious & layfolk. The section on the Spanish Civil War was especially eye-opening & horrifying: a needed corrective to histories that have been told from the skewed standpoint of the Left. The luminous examples of Miguel Pro of 1920s Mexico, of Charles de Foucauld in 1916 North Africa, of Oscar Romero and others, will inspire any reader. They are not double-minded souls, but lovers of God's law. The Communist atrocities in Albania and Rumania are particularly reprehensible and sickening, the tortures devised quite hellish. We are angered at the comparative silence of other historians when denouncing the evils that came from these nations.
The history (not comprehensive, the author admits, in spite of the subtitle which the publisher insisted upon) takes us to the days of Solidarity in Poland, through Korea, Vietnam, and China, through martyrs of the Idi Amin era in Uganda, and the awesome example of the seven Cistercian Trappists in Tibhirine (Our Lady of Atlas), Algeria, who were compelled to surrender their lives in 1996. In the chapter on Vietnam, Cardinal Francis X. Nguyen Van Thuan tells of his days in Communist prisons.
"Is thy steadfast love declared in the grave, thy faithfulness in Abaddon? Are thy wonders known in the darkness, thy saving help in the land of forgetfulness?" Robert Royal answers the psalmist's plaintive questions (from Psalm 88) in the affirmative.Read more ›

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Five Stars

well packed, as described, would deal with again A+++

Published 5 months ago by Benedictine Order Cle

Five Stars

extremely inspirational.

Published 8 months ago by David Monroe

Four Stars

useful

Published 10 months ago by amdg

Judge for yourself

In-depth and informative

Published 12 months ago by A servant of God

Surprising information

This book is a tedious read. However, I had no idea that there were more Christian Martyrs in the 20 century than all others put together. Read more

Published 23 months ago by Dan

Well worth your time

Read Tim Drake's comment for a good description.
Having studied Nursing in college, Im terribly remiss in knowledge of history so with a goal of learning history and building... Read more

Published on July 8, 2012 by Tammara Ruiz

A good collection of accounts of Martyrdom although it has some flaws

To be completely clear I have only read the Spanish Civil War chapter of this book at the library due to the fact that frankly this is what I was investigating and also because it... Read more

Published on May 16, 2012 by Mark Gerard

Overall a good book

The book's goal is to educate the reader on the many Catholic martyrs of the 20th century and it succeeds in its goal. I found the book to be well-written and informative. Read more

Published on May 30, 2011 by Joseph T.

What would you be willing to die for?

There have always been Catholics willing to die for the faith. Yet most of the world assumes the age of martyrs is long past, perhaps even that it was mostly over when Rome... Read more

Published on September 18, 2008 by Jeri

An imperfectly written eye opener

Robert Royal's book "Catholic Martyrs" is a decent enough effort. I applaud him vigorously for his efforts. Read more

Published on September 5, 2003 by Titus

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