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Is it to martyr or to be martyred or to become a martyr?

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To be martyred or to become a martyr. To martyr would refer to the person doing the killing.

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How do you become a martyr?
To become a martyr you have to die for something you believe in such as a religion.
How did St. Peter become a martyr?
Tradition says that St. Peter was crucified upside down in Rome about the year 64-65 AD.
How St. Stephan become a martyr?
He was stoned to death for preaching about Our Lord.
Can a martyr become a saint?
Most martyrs are saints.
When did St. Andrew become a martyr?
St. Andrew, the first apostle, was crucified on an X shaped cross in Greece. We do not know the date but it was probably in the middle to late first century.