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The '''''Martyrologium Romanum''''', or '''Roman Martyrology''' is a catalogue of the sufferings and death of Christians [[martyr]]ed for their faith, from the ancient days of the [[Roman Empire]], beginning with [[Stephen]], up to the present day in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Oceanea, the Philippines, and in the countries of Latin and South America. Like the Roman Missal and the Roman Breviary, the Roman Martyrology is an official liturgical book of the Catholic Church. It provides an extensive but not exhaustive list of the saints recognized by the Church. Several saints are remembered, commemorated and celebrated every day of the year. The [[Orthodox Church]] likewise has a calendar of saints and martyrs for every day and season, with emphasis on Eastern Christianity.

The '''''Martyrologium Romanum''''', or '''Roman Martyrology''' is a catalogue of the sufferings and death of Christians [[martyr]]ed for their faith, from the ancient days of the [[Roman Empire]], beginning with [[Stephen]], up to the present day in Africa, Asia, the Middle East, Oceanea, the Philippines, and in the countries of Latin and South America. Like the Roman Missal and the Roman Breviary, the Roman Martyrology is an official liturgical book of the Catholic Church. It provides an extensive but not exhaustive list of the saints recognized by the Church. Several saints are remembered, commemorated and celebrated every day of the year. The [[Orthodox Church]] likewise has a calendar of saints and martyrs for every day and season, with emphasis on Eastern Christianity.

It is interesting to note that the ''Martyrologium Romanum'', the Roman Martyrology, was updated, then authorized and published by the Catholic Church seven years after the first publication of John Foxe's [[Foxe's Book of Martyrs|''Actes and Monuments'']] in 1563, the same year the Council of Trent concluded.

It is interesting to note that the ''Martyrologium Romanum'', the Roman Martyrology, was updated, then authorized and published by the Catholic Church seven years after the first publication of John Foxe's [[Foxe's Book of Martyrs|''Actes and Monuments'' (Foxe's Book of Martyrs)]] in 1563, the same year the Council of Trent concluded.

The Roman Martyrology was first published in 1583 by [[Pope Gregory XIII]], who the year before had decreed the revision of the calendar called, after him, the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. A second edition was published the same year. The third edition was made obligatory wherever the Roman Rite was in use. Many Catholics martyred for their faith during the English and Protestant Reformations were included, such as [[Thomas More]] who was beheaded under [[Henry VIII]].

The Roman Martyrology was first published in 1583 by [[Pope Gregory XIII]], who the year before had decreed the revision of the calendar called, after him, the [[Gregorian Calendar]]. A second edition was published the same year. The third edition was made obligatory wherever the Roman Rite was in use. Many Catholics martyred for their faith during the English and Protestant Reformations were included, such as [[Thomas More]] who was beheaded under [[Henry VIII]].