Skip to main navigation menu Skip to main content Skip to site footer
Biuletyn Stowarzyszenia Absolwentów i Przyjaciół Wydziału Prawa Katolickiego Uniwersytetu Lubelskiego

Vol. 15 No. 17 (2) (2020)

Articles

Canonical Understanding of Martyrdom

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32084/sawp.2020.15.2-4  [Google Scholar]
Published: 2022-12-12

Abstract

By martyrdom a disciple takes likeness to his Master, who voluntarily accepted death for the salvation of the world, and follows Him right until the shedding of blood. For this reason the Church values martyrs as excellent gifts and greatest proofs of love. Martyrdom and the calling to martyrdom are not results of human decision and effort, but answers to God’s initiative and calling. When God calls a person to give this testimony of love, He enables him for this calling, and gives him the ability to live in this loving way of life, and bear witness to faith. This creates a live communion between Christ and the martyr, where the martyr can draw strength for his decision.

References

  1. Arroba Conde, Manuel J. 1992. Diritto processuale canonico. Roma: Ediurcla. Esser, A. 1990. “La Congregazione delle Cause dei Santi; il nuovo ordinameto della procedura.” In La Curia Romana nella Cost. Ap. Pastor bonus (studi giuridici XXI), ed. Pietro A. Bonnet, and Carlo Gullo, 310-16. Città del Vaticano: Libreria Editrice Vaticana. [Google Scholar]
  2. Lisowski, Józef. 1992. Koncepcja męczeństwa w praktyce Kongregacji Spraw Kanonizacyjnych. Wrocław-Rzym: b.w. [Google Scholar]
  3. Löw, Giuseppe. 1949. “Canonizzazione.” In Enciclopedia Cattolica, vol. 3, 371. Firenze: Sansoni. [Google Scholar]
  4. Misztal, Henryk. 1987. Komentarz do Konstytucji Apostolskiej «Divinus perfectionis Magister». Lublin: Redakcja Wydawnictw KUL. [Google Scholar]
  5. Misztal, Henryk. 1992. Doskonali w miłości: świeccy święci i błogosławieni. Lublin: Redakcja Wydawnictw KUL. Misztal, Henryk. 2001. Kanonizační právo: podle zákonodárství Jana Pavla II. Olomouc: Matice cyrilometodějská. [Google Scholar]
  6. Piacentini, Ernesto. 1978. Concetto teologico-giuridico del martirio. Roma. [Google Scholar]
  7. Rodrigo, Romualdo. 1991. Manuale per istruire i processi di canonizzazione. Roma: Roma Institutum Historicum Augustinianorum Recollectorum. [Google Scholar]
  8. Veraja, Fabijan. 1983. Commento alla nuova legislazione per le Cause dei Santi (Sussidi per lo Studio delle Cause dei Santi, 1). Roma. [Google Scholar]

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.