Friar Zabala was martyred during the Civil War and was beatified. Becket was martyred in 1170 and canonised in 1173. Saint Agatha had been martyred 52 years before during the Decian persecution. He was crucified, however, not technically martyred. He portrayed Rome as drunk with the blood of martyred saints. He was martyred by an apostate native in 1610. According to Syrian Christian tradition, Saint Thomas was allegedly martyred at St. During the persecution, about 1,150 were martyred in Arrapha. Christopher later visited Lycia and there comforted the Christians who were being martyred. Through the efforts of the martyred priest Fr. Few Christians were martyred prior to the Bar Kokhba revolt. Yet, 13 officers and soldiers at the ambush martyred, including Colonel Mansi. Saint Valentine of Rome was martyred on February 14 in AD 269. The prayers are those of the Christians martyred by Rome. It was previously believed for centuries that Urban I was also martyred.