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martyrion|mɑːˈtɪrɪən|
Also in L. form martyrium. Pl. martyria.
[Gr. µαρτύριον, L. martyrium martyr's tomb or shrine.]
= martyry 2.
1711J. Bingham Origines Ecclesiasticæ (ed. 2) III. viii. i. 110 (heading) Why some Churches called Martyria. Ibid., Such [Churches] as were built over the Grave of any Martyr, or called by his Name to preserve the Memory of him, had usually the distinguishing title of Martyrium, or Confessio, or Memoria given them. 1884Addis & Arnold Cath. Dict. 553/1 The name ‘martyrium’ (µαρτύριον)..at first meant the church built over a martyr's remains. 1931D. Attwater Catholic Encycl. Dict. 328/1 Martyrion, a primitive name for the place of burial of a martyr, for a church built over a martyr's tomb, and then for any church. 1931Times Lit. Suppl. 23 July 584/1 The second is the largest church at Korykos and perhaps a ‘martyrion’. 1960Antiquity XXIV. 131 In the course of the 4th century a Christian cemetery grew up round this martyrion. 1965Virtue's Catholic Encycl. II. 659/2 The original name for a church was a martyrium, since it was often built upon the actual site of martyrdom. 1974Times Lit. Suppl. 8 Nov. 1267/1 Those of Syria and Mesopotamia were largely intended as cathedrals (rather than ‘martyria’). |