In Christianity there are three types of Martyrdom: Red Martyrdom, where you get tortured and killed for your Christian faith. White Martyrdom is defined as the external separation from the world. It requires a believer to permanently abandon their community, family, and worldly comforts to live as a hermit or go on a lifelong missionary pilgrimage in a foreign land. Green Martyrdom is defined as the internal separation from the flesh. A believer may stay within their community but engage in constant asceticism—such as severe fasting, intense labor, and harsh penances—to rid oneself of ones desires, ego, and sins.