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The simple little Church of St. Joseph contains the tombs of the martyred missionaries.
Titus had a hard time combating the Cretans’ pagan beliefs, and was martyred for his overzealous efforts.
But what about the other editors of the Daily Cal who couldn't say they'd been martyred at a campus once renowned for its leftism?
Halifax (West Yorkshire) does not mean holy hair, traditionally referring to some martyred maiden, but probably nook of land with coarse grass, the first part of the name representing Old English halh (related to modern hole and hollow ), and the hair in this case being long, straggly grass.
Ahead, steps under the altar lead to the alabaster tomb of Santa Eulàlia, one of the city’s two patron saints, martyred in the fourth century.