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Name 'Church of the Martyrs' given to Hamoud church in tribute to the martyrs' blood

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The Melkite Catholic archdiocese of Petra and Philadelphia and all of Transjordan gave the church the name to honor nine people killed in a terrorist attack in the town. The decision was announced by the archdiocese's general vicar, Father Nabil Haddad.

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