Martyrs of Najran
Also known as
- Martyrs of Nagrana
Profile
342 priests, religious and lay people who were martyred together by order of Dhu Nuwas, king of the Omeritani who had converted to Judaism and demanded that everyone in the his kingdom do so, too.
- beheaded or burned alive in 523 at Nagrana (modern Najran, Saudi Arabia)
MLA Citation
- “Martyrs of Najran“. CatholicSaints.Info. 6 June 2018. Web. 23 April 2024. <>