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

During the volatile period between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries, the concept of martyrdom underwent significant reinterpretations across different Christian denominations. This section explores how Catholics, Protestants, and Anabaptists each uniquely perceived and portrayed martyrdom. Protestants, countering the Catholic notion of sainthood, crafted new martyrologies to establish a lineage of sacrifice rooted in what they deemed as true faith. Similarly, the Anabaptists viewed the state of persecution, as chronicled in their martyrologies, as a testament to being part of the true church. This collection includes a wide array of early modern Catholic, Lutheran, Calvinist, and Anabaptist printed sources and images. It is further enriched by a comprehensive bibliography spanning from the 19th to the 21st Century, offering modern perspectives on these historical interpretations

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Marshall, William

King Charles the Martyr (1649)

from: Eikon Basilike. The Pourtraicture of His Sacred Majestie in His Solitudes and Sufferings, [London], s.n., 1548 [1649], Frontispiece

British Museum, London

McKnight, L. B.; Hamilton, D. B. - Strier, R. (Eds.)

Crucifixion or Apocalypse? Refiguring the Eikon Basilike

in: Religion, Literature, and Politics in Post-Reformation England, 1540-1688, pp. 138-160

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1996.

Meyhoffer, J.

A propos du martyrologes de Crespin

in: Bulletin de la Société de l'Histoire du Protestantisme Français, v. 78 (1929), issue 4: pp.406-407.

Monta, S. B. ; Mettepenningen, J. (Ed.)

Martyrdom in print in early modern England: the case of Robert Waldegrave

in: More than a memory: The discourse of martyrdom and the construction of Christian identity in the history of Christianity, pp. 271-293

Leuven: Leemans, 2005.

Moreau, G.

Contribution à l'Histoire du Livre des Martyrs

in: Bulletin de la Scoieté de l'Hisotire du Protestantisme Français, v. 103 (1957), issue : pp.173-199.

Morrissey, T.

Among the Irish Martyrs: Dominic Collins, S.J., in His Times (1566-1602)

in: Studies: An Irish Quarterly Review, v. 81 (1992), issue 323: pp.313-325.


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