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

Year: c. 1523

Location: Gotha

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

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Erfurt: Wolfgang Stürmer, 1523.

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