
richard etkins

richard etkins (1559?- 1581), eka ingraji protestant shaheed hota.
etkinscha janm harfordshiremadheel ross yethe jhaala. ekonis varshancha hoiparyant too eka catholic hota, tyanantar protestant hota, parantu kitee kaal anishchit aahe. 1581 chya unhalyachya madhyavar too tyachya naveen kararasah rommadhye hota. tyanchya aayushyatil gairvyavasthe' varr padrinprati tyanni mandaleli bhasha aanee charchviruddha kelelya nishedhasathi, chaukashidware tyanna thodya kalasathi turungat taknyat aale. tyachya sutkenantar too anek krutyankade valala jyamule shevati tyala chhal aanee dand thothavala gela.
tyachyavar (pashchatya) khrishchan dharmachya virodhat, visheshtah sarvajanik thikani popchya virodhat, aanee padridvare rastyavar gheuun jaatana sanskar padanyacha prayatna kelyabaddal apavitra krutee kelyacha aarop karnyat aala. asey mhatale gele hote qee kahee divasannantar, too punha ekada seent pieterchya basilicamadhye gela hota, jevha vividh sajjan aanee itar lock gardiche aavaj aikat hote, tevha tyane vedikade paul thewale aanee 'darusah bhande khalee fekale' aanee tyachya pratishthapanapurvi pujanyachya hatatoon yazman baher kadhanyacha prayatna keela. dusyanda turungat jaaun tyachi chaukashi kelee asata, tyache uttar asey hote qee 'too popanchya dushtapanachi aanee tyanchya murtipujechi shiksha karnyasathi hetupurassar aala hota.'tyachya deshbandhvanni maghar ghenyache anek aavahan kelyanantar, parantu vyarth, tyala anek chhalansah balivar latkavanyat aale aanee seent. pieter, 2 august 1581.