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2022 massacre in Nigeria
On 5 June 2022, a mass shooting and bomb attack occurred at a Catholic church in the city of Owo in Ondo State, Nigeria. At least 40 people were killed
Owo_church_attack
Local government area in Ondo State, Nigeria
Owo is a city and local government area in Ondo state, Nigeria. Between 1400 and 1600 CE, it was the capital of a Yoruba city-state. The local government
Owo
2025 terrorist attack in Damascus, Syria
22 June 2025, at least one attacker opened fire and detonated an explosive device inside the Greek Orthodox Mar Elias Church during Divine Liturgy in Damascus
Mar_Elias_Church_attack
Catholic Church is the formation, events, and historical development of the Catholic Church through time. According to the tradition of the Catholic Church, it
History of the Catholic Church
History_of_the_Catholic_Church
Al-Shabab Attacks". Voice of America. Archived from the original on April 1, 2022. Retrieved April 1, 2022. "Two More ISWAP Terrorists Linked To Owo Church Attack
List of Islamist terrorist attacks
List_of_Islamist_terrorist_attacks
2023 terrorist attack in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
exploded during a Sunday service in a Pentecostal church in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The attack occurred in Kasindi in the northeastern province
Kasindi_church_bombing
Series of suicide bombings
Flight 512 2010 Baghdad church siege 2019 Jolo Cathedral bombings 2017 Quetta church attack July 2016 Dhaka attack Palm Sunday church bombings (denied by
2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
2019_Sri_Lanka_Easter_bombings
1899–1901 anti-foreign uprising in China
of Boxers attacked the Christian community of Liyuantun village where a temple to the Jade Emperor had been converted into a Catholic church. Disputes
Boxer_Rebellion
Mexican Cristero and Saint (1913–1928)
who took office in 1924, focused on the Roman Catholic Church, which led to seizure of church property, the closing of religious schools and convents
José_Sánchez_del_Río
Terrorist attack in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
knife attack took place at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in Wakeley, a suburb of Sydney, Australia. During a live-streamed sermon, the attacker walked
2024_Wakeley_church_stabbing
2016, St. Joseph's Church in Basingstoke, Hampshire was damaged by an arson attack carried out by two local teenagers. The churches roof was severely damaged
List_of_cases_of_church_arson
Conflict between gangs and the Nigerian government
Catholic church attack in Owo, Ondo, which killed over 40 worshippers, are sentenced to death by hanging. Five kidnapped civilians of a church attack in Ifelodun
Nigerian_bandit_conflict
1926–1929 armed rebellion in Mexico over church–state relations
distancing the Church from Huerta. The newspaper of the National Catholic Party, representing the views of the bishops, severely attacked Huerta and so
Cristero_War
De facto rulers of the Ottoman Empire during the First World War (1914–18)
violence in Karnataka Owo church attack 2023 Hamburg shooting Kasindi church bombing Attack on Saint Menas church Mar Elias Church attack By persecutor Early
Three_Pashas
Emperor of China from 1796 to 1820
Trigrams uprising, led by a millenarian Buddhist sect that launched a failed attack on the Forbidden City, with the intention of assassinating the Emperor upon
Jiaqing_Emperor
suspected members of al-Shabaab to death on charges related to the Owo church attack in 2022. Seven students are abducted by gunmen from an off-campus
2026_in_Nigeria
Situation of the Christian churches in Germany during the Nazi period
conservative elements, such as the officer corps, opposed Nazi attacks on the churches and, in office, Hitler restrained his own anticlerical instincts
Kirchenkampf
massacre in St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, Nigeria". ACN International. Retrieved 18 November 2022. "At least 23 killed in attacks in Nigeria's Benue State"
List_of_massacres_in_Nigeria
German Roman Catholic priest
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Karl_Leisner
Mexican Catholic priest, martyr and saint (1900–1928)
violence in Karnataka Owo church attack 2023 Hamburg shooting Kasindi church bombing Attack on Saint Menas church Mar Elias Church attack By persecutor Early
Toribio_Romo
Christian missionaries who were martyred in Japan
martyrs of Japan have been recognized with beatification by the Catholic Church, and 42 have been canonized as saints. Christian missionaries arrived with
Martyrs_of_Japan
Prussian church-state conflict (1872–1878)
[failed verification] The Catholic Church resisted such intellectual trends, which often were associated with attacks on the religion itself. With the growing
Kulturkampf
Tipu's army set fire to the church at Palayoor and attacked the Ollur Church in 1790. Furthernmore, the Arthat church and the Ambazhakkad seminary was
Persecution_of_Christians
1st-century Christian martyr and saint
Christianity. According to the Acts of the Apostles, he was a deacon in the early church at Jerusalem who angered members of various synagogues by his teachings
Saint_Stephen
Massacre during the Lebanese Civil War
Damour, a Maronite Christian town on the main highway south of Beirut, was attacked by militants of the Palestine Liberation Organisation and as-Sa'iqa. Many
Damour_massacre
Discrimination against Christianity or Christians
resentment towards Catholicism. The Boxer Rebellion saw attacks on Christians and the destruction of churches. According to official Chinese statistics, "from
Anti-Christian_sentiment
Far-left Mexican paramilitary group
anticlerical articles of the 1917 constitution, they systematically destroyed church buildings. The group, created to carry out the governor's orders, takes
Red_Shirts_(Mexico)
Anti-Christian violence in Orissa
district. A Christian group attacked a vehicle belonging to VHP leader Lakshmanananda Saraswati and in retaliation 19 churches were completely burned down
2008_Kandhamal_violence
Mexican Jesuit priest, martyr and blessed (1891–1927)
aimed at suppression of the Catholic Church. Article 3 mandated secular education in schools, prohibiting the Church from participating in primary and secondary
Miguel_Pro
Coptic Christians murdered by ISIL, Martyrs and Saints
allied to the group claimed responsibility for attacks across the country, including the Corinthia Hotel attack in January 2015. On 19 April 2015, IS released
21 Coptic Christian Martyrs of Libya
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Persecution of Christians in the Roman Empire (303–313)
History, he was perceived as intending to diminish the Church and deny sacred history and was attacked for his suspected irreligion in print. The contemporary
Diocletianic_Persecution
International Christian non-profit organization
Lutheran priest of Jewish descent, who had worked with the underground church in Romania after it was taken over in 1944 by the USSR, which held a policy
Voice_of_the_Martyrs
Hostility or prejudice towards Catholics
Roman Catholic Church suffered huge losses in UPA attacks. According to Norman Davies, "Roman Catholic priests were axed or crucified. Churches were burned
Anti-Catholicism
1976 massacre committed by Palestinian militants
Christian towns of Chekka and Hamat during the Lebanese Civil War. The attack was launched from Tripoli by Palestinian militants and members of an Islamist
Chekka_massacre
Spanish Jesuit philosopher and sociologist
violence in Karnataka Owo church attack 2023 Hamburg shooting Kasindi church bombing Attack on Saint Menas church Mar Elias Church attack By persecutor Early
Segundo_Montes
Mexican Catholic priest, martyr and saint (1869–1927)
on May 21, 2000. His annual liturgical celebration in the Latin Catholic Church is assigned as an optional memorial to 21 May. The concluding sequence of
Cristóbal_Magallanes
privileges of the church and thus ended the alliance between church and state. The clergy openly attacked the decree. The leadership of the Church issued a special
Persecution of Christians in the Soviet Union
Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Soviet_Union
Czechoslovak coup d'état, the new president Klement Gottwald began his attacks on the Catholic Church. During the meeting of the Central Committee of the Communist
Persecution of Christians in the Eastern Bloc
Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_Eastern_Bloc
Belief that Christianity is oppressed in the Western world
social groups. This belief is promoted by certain American Protestant churches, and some Christian- or Bible-based groups in Europe. It has been called
Christian_persecution_complex
2017 terrorist attack in Cairo, Egypt
Imbaba church attacks Botroseya Church bombing Christianity in Egypt Coptic Orthodox Church Kosheh massacres Nag Hammadi massacre 2017 Minya attack "Mass
Saint_Menas_church_attack
American Catholic Maryknoll Sister
violence in Karnataka Owo church attack 2023 Hamburg shooting Kasindi church bombing Attack on Saint Menas church Mar Elias Church attack By persecutor Early
Ita_Ford
German Jesuit priest
In December 1916, he lost his left leg after it was injured in a grenade attack. He returned to Munich to convalesce and was referred to as the Limping
Rupert_Mayer
sexual slavery, and the systematic destruction of their historical sites, churches and other places of worship. According to US diplomat Alberto M. Fernandez
Persecution of Christians by the Islamic State
Persecution_of_Christians_by_the_Islamic_State
Mass murders in Nigeria, 23–25 December 2023
expressed condemnation and offered support. After the attacks, photos of the 2022 Owo church attack circulated on social media with miscaptioned labels
2023_Plateau_State_massacres
Eight executed Catholics
The Martyrs of Turón is the name given by the Catholic Church to a group of eight members of the De La Salle Brothers, a Catholic religious-teaching congregation
Martyrs_of_Turon
1932 encyclical on persecution of Catholics in Mexico
the Church in Mexico) is an encyclical of Pope Pius XI promulgated on 29 September 1932, to denounce the continued persecution of the Catholic Church in
Acerba_animi
Mexican Catholic martyr, lawyer, and Blessed (1888–1938)
lawyer who was tortured and executed during the persecution of the Catholic Church under Mexican President Plutarco Elías Calles. González was beatified by
Anacleto_González_Flores
Spanish scholar, Jesuit priest, assassinated martyr in El Salvador
violence in Karnataka Owo church attack 2023 Hamburg shooting Kasindi church bombing Attack on Saint Menas church Mar Elias Church attack By persecutor Early
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Catholic martyr of the Spanish civil war
violence in Karnataka Owo church attack 2023 Hamburg shooting Kasindi church bombing Attack on Saint Menas church Mar Elias Church attack By persecutor Early
Bartolomé_Blanco
During the massacre occurred mass executions, pogrom-type attacks, destruction of churches, and looting of the properties of the city's Greek population
Persecution of Eastern Orthodox Christians
Persecution_of_Eastern_Orthodox_Christians
2000 massacre of Coptic Christians in Egypt
killed in this incident were considered martyrs of the Coptic Orthodox Church by Pope Shenouda III. A book entitled Massacre at the Millennium was published
Kosheh_massacres
Mexican Catholic priest, martyr and saint
violence in Karnataka Owo church attack 2023 Hamburg shooting Kasindi church bombing Attack on Saint Menas church Mar Elias Church attack By persecutor Early
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German Jesuit resistance fighter (1907–1945)
attended a Protestant elementary school and was confirmed in the Lutheran church in 1921. This was due to the influence of his paternal grandmother. Following
Alfred_Delp
Spanish priest and martyr
bodies were buried in a common grave. Inocencio is regarded by the Catholic Church as one of the Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War. Although his death occurred
Inocencio_of_Mary_Immaculate
by Israel's military intelligence branch, Aman, to carry out false-flag attacks in Egypt. The goal was to target Western and Egyptian institutions. A small
20th century departures of foreign nationals from Egypt
20th_century_departures_of_foreign_nationals_from_Egypt
Ongoing persecution in North Korea
Protestants and 800 Catholics in North Korea, but South Korean and international church-related groups gave considerably higher estimates, such as 406,000 Christians
Persecution of Christians in North Korea
Persecution_of_Christians_in_North_Korea
Catholic martyrs in Poland during WWII
he encouraged his companions, saying "We offer our life for God, for the Church and for our Country". Franciszek Rogaczewski, priest from Gdańsk (1892–1940
108_Martyrs_of_World_War_II
Salvadorean Jesuit Priest and Community Leader
America. Initially, Grande felt called to the Oriental missions of the church. After two years in Caracas, he pronounced his vows of poverty, chastity
Rutilio_Grande
(also called Oriental) Churches which were united with Rome, were persecuted. Leaders of the Eastern Byzantine Catholic Churches faced intense pressure
Eastern Catholic victims of Soviet persecutions
Eastern_Catholic_victims_of_Soviet_persecutions
Ukrainian Greek Catholic archimandrite and martyr
served as archimandrite of the Studite Monks in the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church and as Russian Catholic Apostolic Exarch of Great Russia and Siberia. Sheptytsky
Klymentiy_Sheptytsky
German Roman Catholic priest (1875–1943)
fought almost alone." In 1996, Lichtenberg was beatified by the Catholic Church for his steadfast faith and moral courage. He was also recognized as Righteous
Bernhard_Lichtenberg
Religious conflict in Mount Lebanon
many houses and churches destroyed, and harvests and livestock taken. The Shia Harfush clan led the siege and assault on Baalbek, attacking the Ottoman garrison
1860 civil conflict in Mount Lebanon and Damascus
1860_civil_conflict_in_Mount_Lebanon_and_Damascus
going to burn all churches" was found at the ruins of the Christian Union Evangelical church in Ercilla, Chile, after an arson attack on 31 March 2016
Persecution of Christians in the post–Cold War era
Persecution_of_Christians_in_the_post–Cold_War_era
Hungarian cardinal (1892–1975)
having "aristocratic attitudes" and attacked his demands for compensation following the state seizure of church-owned farmlands during the Party's campaign
József_Mindszenty
Administrative branch of militant group
Security Council declared that ISWAP was probably responsible for the Owo church attack. As of October 2022, ISWAP had absorbed most of the former Boko Haram
Islamic State – West Africa Province
Islamic_State_–_West_Africa_Province
Spanish-Salvadoran Jesuit, philosopher and theologian (1930-1989)
violence in Karnataka Owo church attack 2023 Hamburg shooting Kasindi church bombing Attack on Saint Menas church Mar Elias Church attack By persecutor Early
Ignacio_Ellacuría
Roman Catholic bishop
seized Catholic Church property, and suppressed the religious congregations. In 1952 the government began to make mass arrests of church officials. On July
Eugene_Bossilkov
Persecutions against the Catholic Church
USSR, and, later, the People's Republic of China. The Catholic Church was under attack in all Communist governed countries and lost most of its existence
Persecutions of the Catholic Church and Pius XII
Persecutions_of_the_Catholic_Church_and_Pius_XII
Chinese Roman Catholic cardinal
documents confirm that Mao's aim was to completely destroy the Catholic Church in China, not merely to bring it into line with the regime. On September
Ignatius_Kung_Pin-Mei
"Nigeria Owo church attack: Gunmen kill Catholic worshippers in Ondo". BBC News. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2023. Ugo, Chima (9 August 2022). "Owo massacre:
Secularism_in_Nigeria
Mexican politician (1891–1943)
his anti-Catholicism; during his term, he led persecutions against the Church in his state, killing many priests and laymen and driving the remainder
Tomás_Garrido_Canabal
Catholic Priest
subjected to a total of thirteen interrogation sessions. Following the attack of Nazi Germany on USSR on June 22, 1941 and triggered by an internal command
Ján_Kellner
Polish-American Jesuit priest and missionary in the Soviet Union (1904–1984)
1984) was a Polish-American Jesuit priest of the Russian Greek Catholic Church who clandestinely conducted missionary work in the Soviet Union between
Walter_Ciszek
1997 riot against Golkar supporters and minorities in Indonesia
people attacked supporters heading to a Golkar rally. The ensuing violence resulted in the killing of several Golkar supporters, as well as attacks on the
1997_Banjarmasin_riot
Nigerian politician and lawyer (1956–2023)
PDP (Peoples Democratic Party). In June 2022, Akeredolu called the Owo church attack against Catholics in Ondo "satanic". Akeredolu was latterly starting
Rotimi_Akeredolu
Demonstrations against the destruction of a church in Egypt
investigation will be flawed". 2011 Alexandria bombing 2011 Imbaba Church Attacks Human rights in Egypt under the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces
Maspero_demonstrations
Rape of a nun in Odisha
custody. The nun blamed the police for allegedly being friendly with the attackers and discouraging her from filing a police complaint. Later 3 suspects
2008 Kandhamal nun gang rape case
2008_Kandhamal_nun_gang_rape_case
Nicaraguan prelate
rights violations. The Sandinistas, in turn, complained that he should have attacked United States aid to the Contras. Initially, Obando had promised to the
Miguel_Obando_y_Bravo
Chinese Jesuit priest
Canton, he spent twenty-two years in jail for his loyalty to the Catholic Church and died in exile in the United States. Tang was born in 1908 in Hong Kong
Dominic_Tang
the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 9 February 2023. "Nigeria Owo church attack: Gunmen kill Catholic worshippers in Ondo". BBC News. 5 June 2022
List of terrorist incidents in 2022
List_of_terrorist_incidents_in_2022
Anti-Christian violence in Karnataka, India
organizations. The violence included physical assaults, church vandalism, filming the attacks and later circulating the videos to celebrate. In many cases
2021 anti-Christian violence in Karnataka
2021_anti-Christian_violence_in_Karnataka
17th-century Christian martyrs killed in Mombasa, Kenya
converted to Islam, but they refused. On 20 August, Yusuf's followers attacked the church and killed those sheltering there. On the following day, additional
Martyrs_of_Mombasa
Russian Greek Catholic hieromonk and exarch (1879–1935)
but quickly launched into an attack on religion in general and the Catholic Church in particular. "The Catholic Church", he declared, "has always exploited
Leonid_Feodorov
1958 encyclical
an encyclical of Pope Pius XII, dated 29 June 1958, on Communism and the Church in China. It describes systematic persecutions of bishops, priests, religious
Ad_Apostolorum_principis
The 2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka were the wave of attacks directed against Christian churches and prayer halls in the Indian city of
2008 attacks on Christians in southern Karnataka
2008_attacks_on_Christians_in_southern_Karnataka
German priest executed because his resistance to the Nazi régime (1886–1944)
priests during the Nazi era. We live in a time, in which the Church of God is under attack like never before. Not compassion or pity, honour is being demanded
Alois_Grimm
Spanish Roman Catholic martyrs
support of the nationalists and the recently abolished monarchy. The Catholic Church venerates them as martyrs. More than 6,800 clerics and other Catholic people
Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
Martyrs_of_the_Spanish_Civil_War
absolution and Holy Communion. The Passionists were ordered out of the church and led to the local cemetery under armed guard. One of the five survivors
Martyrs_of_Daimiel
Lynching of Deborah Yakubu 28 May – 2022 Port Harcourt stampede 5 June – Owo church attack 16 July 2022 Ekiti State gubernatorial election 2022 Osun State gubernatorial
2022_in_Nigeria
German priest and martyr (1887–1944)
in Brandenburg-Görden Prison in 1944. He was beatified by the Catholic Church in 2024. Born on 3 February 1887, in Schopfheim in Baden, Germany, Metzger
Max_Josef_Metzger
Anti-Christian violence in Orissa
alleged attack on VHP leader Lakshmanananda Saraswati and his driver by some Christians after some of his bodyguards allegedly vandalized church equipment
2007 Christmas violence in Kandhamal
2007_Christmas_violence_in_Kandhamal
Developments during Papacy of Pius XII (1939–1958)
certain CCP-related organizations would result in excommunication from the Church. In response, initiatives including Fr. Wang Liangzuo's "Guangyuan Declaration
Pope_Pius_XII_and_China
Roman Catholic diocese in Nigeria
unknown gunmen, in St. Francis Xavier Church in Owo, on 5 June 2022, during Pentecost Sunday celebrations. The attack left over 50 people dead. Roman Catholicism
Diocese_of_Ondo
Religious persecution in the Indian state of Manipur
in Manipur". Church in Chains. 2023. Retrieved 4 April 2026. "Church bells toll in mourning after three Manipur pastors killed in attack". www.churchtimes
Christian persecution in Manipur
Christian_persecution_in_Manipur
Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
murder victims in the Spanish Civil War who were beatified by the Catholic Church in October 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI. They originated from many parts of
498_Spanish_Martyrs
Catholic missionary raped and murdered by the military of El Salvador
an Ursuline nun martyred during the French Revolution. As the Catholic Church modernized during the 1960s, she became known as Sister Dorothy. In the
Dorothy_Kazel
Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War
Church on 13 October 2013 by order of Pope Francis. It was one of the largest number of persons ever beatified in a single ceremony in the Church's 2000-year
522_Spanish_Martyrs
been proposed for canonization. They are regarded by the Roman Catholic Church as Martyrs of the Spanish Civil War. The 233 martyrs were made up of 16
233_Spanish_Martyrs
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consolation, giving China and the Church peace and tranquillity again. May he convince those who attack her today, that the Church has no earthly but heavenly
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OWO CHURCH-ATTACK
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Spanish
Pet form of Spanish Jesús, CHUCHO means "God is salvation."
Male
German
Variant form of German Otto, ODO means "wealthy."
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Upchurch, a place in Kent, named from Old English upp ‘up’ + cirice ‘church’, i.e. ‘church standing high up’.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian Scottish
Church.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : probably an occupational name for someone who worked at a ‘church house’ (Middle English chirche + h(o)us), a building, usually adjoining the church, which served as a parish room.
Boy/Male
English American
A from the Old English 'ceorl' meaning man. Famous bearer: American singer Chuck Berry.
Male
Polish
Polish form of Latin Ivo, IWO means "yew tree."
Girl/Female
Norse
Church farm. Church village.
Boy/Male
British, English
From the Upper Church
Boy/Male
Scandinavian Scottish
Church.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic name for someone who lived by a churchyard, Middle English chircheheye literally ‘church enclosure’.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian Scottish
Church.
Male
English
Pet form of English Charles, CHUCK means "man."
Male
Hebrew
(×ï‹×Ÿ) Hebrew name OWN means "vigor" or "wealth." In the bible, this is the name of a leader of the Korah group.
Boy/Male
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
Church
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian American Scottish Norse Teutonic
Church.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : topographic surname for someone who lived near a church. The word comes from Old English cyrice, ultimately from medieval Greek kyrikon, for earlier kyriakÅn (dÅma) ‘(house) of the Lord’, from kyrios ‘lord’.Translation of German Kirch.
Boy/Male
English Scandinavian Scottish
Church.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian Scottish
Church.
Boy/Male
Scandinavian Scottish
Church.
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