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Woodcut depicting the burning of Johann van Esch and Heinrich Voes in Brussels (c. 1523)

Gotha

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6. Sacrifices of self: Martyrology after Reformation (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Johann van EsschenLutheran martyrsLutheranismMarian MartyrsMartyrdomProtestantism

Reckenhofer, Martin

The woodcut on the title page of Dye histori depicts the martyrdom of Heinrich Voes and Johann van Esschen (1523). The image shows the two Augustinian monks tied to stakes amidst flames, symbolizing their execution by fire (1523)

from: Dye histori so zwen Augustiner Ordens gemartert seyn tzu Bruxel in Probant von wegen des Evangeli

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6. Sacrifices of self: Martyrology after Reformation (16^th-18^th Century)

Keywords: Johann van EsschenLutheran martyrsLutheranismMartyrdomProtestantism

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