{"id":110813,"date":"2026-09-29T15:17:03","date_gmt":"2026-09-29T15:17:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=110813"},"modified":"2026-11-05T22:30:59","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T22:30:59","slug":"21-martyrs-of-libya","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/21-martyrs-of-libya\/","title":{"rendered":"De 21 martelaren van Libi\u00eb: De christenen gedood in Sirte in 2015"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>The 21 martyrs of Libya were Christian migrant workers, and they were killed for their faith. Twenty were Coptic Orthodox Christians from Egypt, thirteen of them from the one village of al-Our, and the twenty-first, Matthew Ayariga, came by most accounts from Ghana. The Islamic State group in Libya killed them on a beach at Sirte in February 2015, and they died calling on Jesus. Who were the 21 martyrs of Libya? They were labourers who had gone to Libya\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty Coptic workers from Egypt and Matthew Ayariga, by most accounts from Ghana, died at Sirte in 2015. Their families forgave the killers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":103452,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[79],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-110813","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian-history"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54457,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/muslim-persecution-christians-facts-figures\/","url_meta":{"origin":110813,"position":0},"title":"Muslim Persecution of Christians: Facts &amp; Figures","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"juli 3, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Explore facts and figures on the persecution of Christians by Muslims. 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