The spread of the Gospel throughout Rome in the 2nd and 3rd century is largely thanks to the faithfulness of believers in the face of intense suffering and persecution. Early church believers ministered to their impoverished neighbors by purchasing plots to provide proper burials for their loved ones free of charge. When publicly tortured and executed, male and female martyrs displayed such serenity and courage, even the hardened hearts of the Roman public were softened. - Graysen Borders, Gen Z: Miracles and Martyrdom