Woodcut depicting the burning of Johann van Esch and Heinrich Voes in Brussels

Year: c. 1523

Location: Gotha

External link: blog-fbg.uni-erfurt.de

Keywords: Johann van EsschenLutheran martyrsLutheranismMarian MartyrsMartyrdomProtestantism
Topics:
6. Sacrifices of self: Martyrology after Reformation (16th-18th Century)

Edited by: Chiara Petrolini

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