Martyrdom normally means being put to death for the Faith. Sometimes, however, the persecution faced by Catholics throughout the whole of their lives constitutes what might be termed a living martyrdom. Such was the living martyrdom of Bishop Fan, who has recently passed away, after a life of suffering at the hands of China’s communist regime. Here’s his obituary:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/10708949/Joseph-Fan-Zhongliang-obituary.html