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.
Saint Eulogius from Cordoba is announced his Martyrdom (full painting). [1630]
Mezquita - Catedral de Córdoba (San Eulogio Chapel). Cordoba (Spain)
Sn Rodrigo Prev[iter]o M[artir] de Cordoba y Patrono de la Villa de Cabra. Y Sn. Salomon Su compañero. Que dedica y consagra a el Sr. Dn. Rodrigo de Cota y Cabrera Prevendado de la Sta. Iglesia Cathedral Su Servidor Pedro Rodriguez. N[icholas] Carrasco del. et Sculp. Año de 1749.” (1749)
Engraving (one-sheet devotional print).
S[a]n Rodrigo Presv[iter]o Martir de Cordoba. Y S[a]n Salomon su Compañero M[arti]r. (1749)
Engraving. The illustration is a devotional print, printed on a single sheet.
Martyrdom of Saint Eulogius (A.D. 859), showing the moment of his beheading. [1660]
Santuario de Nuestra Señora de la Fuensanta (Main Altar). Cordoba, Spain
Saint Pelagius from Cordoba before the Califa Abd al-Rahmán III, just before his martyrdom (A.D. 925). (1645)
Mezquita - Catedral de Córdoba (San Pelayo Chapel). Cordoba (Spain)
Saint Pelagius from Cordoba before the Califa Abd al-Rahmán III, just before his martyrdom (A.D. 925). (1645)
Mezquita - Catedral de Córdoba (San Pelayo Chapel). Cordoba (Spain)
Saint Pelagius from Cordoba before the Califa Abd al-Rahmán III, just before his martyrdom (A.D. 925). (1645)
Mezquita - Catedral de Córdoba (San Pelayo Chapel). Cordoba (Spain)
Saint Pelagius from Cordoba before the Califa Abd al-Rahmán III, just before his martyrdom (A.D. 925). (1645)
Mezquita - Catedral de Córdoba (San Pelayo Chapel). Cordoba (Spain)
Saint Pelagius from Cordoba before the Califa Abd al-Rahmán III, just before his martyrdom (A.D. 925). (1645)
Mezquita - Catedral de Córdoba (San Pelayo Chapel). Cordoba (Spain)
Saint Raymond Nonnatus (Mercedarian Martyr, 13th century) [1640 - 1650]
Museo Goya - Ibercaja Collection (Camón Aznar Museum). Zaragoza (Spain)
Father Thomas from Sardinia and his servant Amarath Martyrs in Damascus (1840) (1930)
from: Journal «L'Orient», February 6, 1930
The Capture of Damiate (1219) (about 1625 - 1627)
from: oil on canvas
The Frans Hals Museum (section: Dutch Golden Age paintings).
Sacerdotes diocesanos que dieron su vida por Cristo en la persecución religiosa 1936-1939 (20th Century)
Cordoba Cathedral, Cordoba (Spain)
Mass of St. Peter Pascual (1660)
Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Carlos (Museu de Belles Arts), Valencia, Spain
Raymond Nonnatus, Saint (17th Century)
Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid (Spain)
Guillaume de Clermont defending Ptolemais (Acre) from Saracen siege in 1291 (1845)
from: oil on canvas
Salles des Croisades : Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles (France)
The Siege of Acre (1291) (about 1840)
from: oil on canvas
Salles des Croisades : Châteaux de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles (France)
The Death of Alberic Clement at the Siege of Acri (1191) (1838)
Salles des Croisades, Châteaux de Versailles, Versailles (France)