die a martyr

I want to die a martyr - but certainly not in prison.

"Then I could die a martyr at their hands, or kill myself."

These stories often stressed that he had died a martyr.

He died a martyr, and his feast day is October 31.

The ancient sources contain no information as to his having died a martyr.

"My desire is to die a martyr in this country," he said.

In France, a tradition dating from the 9th century held that he died a martyr.

It won't matter if he wins or dies a martyr.

According to tradition, he died a martyr in Rome.

"I wish to die a martyr for Jerusalem," he added.

There, after performing many miracles, he died a martyr.

An army spokesman said letters to his family that were found on him said he wanted to die a martyr.

Did he die a martyr or a fool?

"I want to die a martyr, too," he said.

He's saved the church in its greatest need, and we can't let him die a martyr."

He died a martyr, following his execution in Limerick.

He then lit the magazine, causing an enormous explosion and dying a martyr.

Considered by early Christians as a saint, he is believed to have died a martyr, although accounts of the events do vary.

He will say: I fought for you, until I died a martyr.

He said he was "a fighter" and would "die a martyr at the end".

How he was killed, those veterans say, was not important, only that he died a martyr.

I could die a martyr to religion if I had a religion.

He died a martyr of charity, aged 54.

He evangelized the region and died a martyr.

Far better, though, that she die a martyr than live to be discredited and bounded into a sandy grave.