The Early Church, pt. 1 -- Christianity on the Road
Historiansplaining: A historian tells you why everything you know is wrong
The Story of the Martyrs
There are also many stories of early saints who are venerated as holy martyrs, such as and some of them are paired or connected together. They were kind of miracle workers in the way that they could face death with equanimity. And so basically, these persecutions, by producing martyrs, ended up redounding to the benefit of the church. When people were martyred publicly, it helped to spread the message and raise questions. It ended up increasing conversions.
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