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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Watson, D.; Loads, D. (Ed.)

Jean Crespin and the First English Martyrology of the Reformation

in: John Foxe and the English Reformation , pp. 192-209

Aldershot: Scolar Press, 1997.

Weaver-Zercher, D. L.

Martyrs' Mirror: A Social History

Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2016.

Wilkinson, S.

The Merry Martyr: Sir Thomas More

in: The Irish Monthly, v. 63 (1935), issue 741: pp.160 - 166.


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