Topic: 5. Sacrifices of self: Martyrology and crusades including Reconquista (12th-20th Century)
Spanning from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century, this section delves into the complex world of religiously motivated wars, where martyrdom and self-sacrifice dedicated to God played a pivotal role. It offers an extensive collection of printed sources and images that trace the evolution of this phenomenon through the crusades, the Reconquista, and various holy wars. This assortment includes materials from the twelfth to the twentieth century and provides a comprehensive bibliography that examines these events from both sacred and secular viewpoints.
The first five Franciscan martyrs (1524)
Chiesa di Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice
Martyrdom of Saint Pelayo from Cordova [1520]
Catedral de la Encarnación, Malaga (Spain)
Sculpture representing Saint Roderick, Martyr in Cordova (857) (1964)
Iglesia del Juramento. Cordoba (Spain)
San Eulogio Chapel, in Cordoba Cathedral [detail] (1618)
Mezquita - Catedral de Córdoba (San Eulogio Chapel). Cordoba (Spain)
San Eulogio Chapel, in Cordoba Cathedral [front] (1618)
Mezquita - Catedral de Córdoba (San Eulogio Chapel). Cordoba (Spain)
Altarpiece of Saint Roderick (16-17th Century)
Church of San Juan de Dios, Cabra (Spain)
Sculpture representing Saint Roderick, Martyr in Cordova (857) (16-17th Century)
Altarpiece of San Rodrigo in the Church of San Juan de Dios, Cabra (Spain)
Statue of Saint Raymundo Nonnatus (1626)
Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville (Spain)
Statue of Saint Raymundo Nonnatus (detail 1) (1626)
Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville (Spain)
Statue of Saint Raymundo Nonnatus (detail 2) (1626)
Museo de Bellas Artes, Seville (Spain)
Basílica del Valle de los Caídos (Cross) (1940 - 1958)
Abadía de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos (San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain).
Basílica del Valle de los Caídos (full image) (1940 - 1958)
Abadía de la Santa Cruz del Valle de los Caídos (San Lorenzo del Escorial, Spain).
Satī, from a Sūz u Gudāz manuscript. The union of the couple on the pyre (1657)
from: Sūz u Gudāz ms, Iran, Walters Manuscript W. 649, fol. 19b (Burning and Melting)
The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, Maryland
the young Hindu woman accompanies her bridegroom's coffin to the funeral pyre and decides to commit sati (1657)
from: Walters manuscript W.649 (Burning and Melting)
The Walters Art Museum
Martyrdom of Saint Pelayo from Cordova (19-20th Century)
Catedral de la Encarnación, Malaga (Spain)
Saint Roderick, Martyr in Cordoba (857) (17th Century)
Old Masters Picture Gallery - State Art Museum, Dresden (Germany)
Martyrdom of Saint Eulogius from Cordova [1700]
Juramento de San Rafael Church, Cordoba (Spain)