#  The Meaning of a Martyrdom - The New York Times 

 





August 14, 2016

 

 

> IN the days since Father Jacques Hamel, an 85-year-old French priest, was slaughtered at the altar by two jihadists, his murder has become a contested symbol in his country, continent and church.

Source: *[The Meaning of a Martyrdom - The New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/07/opinion/sunday/the-meaning-of-a-martyrdom.html)*



 

 

 



 

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