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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Mush, J.; Morris, J. (Ed.)

A True Report of the Life and Martyrdom of Mrs Margaret Clitherow

in: The Trouble of our Catholic Forefathers Related by Themselves

London: Burns and Oates, 1977.

Myles, A. G.

From Monster to Martyr: Re-Presenting Mary Dyer

in: Early American Literature, v. 36 (2001), issue 1: pp.1-30.

Newman, J. T.

Stratford Martyrs Memorial (1879)

from: St. John's Church, Stratford (UK), Archive

Stratford Broadway, UK

Olson, J. E.; Fleisher, M. P. (Ed.)

Jean Crespin, Humanist Printer Amongst the Reformation Martyrologists

in: The Harvest of Humanism in Central Europe:Essays in Honor of Lewis W. Spitz

St. Lous: Concordia, 1992.


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