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
Theatrum Crudelitatum haereticorum nostri temporis.
Antwerp : Adrianum Hubert, 1587.
The first examinacyon of Anne Askewe, latelye martyred in Smythfelde, by the Romysh popes vpholders, with the elucydacyon of Iohan Bale
Marburg: D. van der Straten, 1546.
Living Well and Living On: Martyrdom and the Imago vitae in the Early Modern Age
in: Myths, Martyrs, and Modernity. Studies in the History of Religions in Honour of Jan N. Bremmer, pp. 569-592
Leiden: Brill, 2010.
A Martyr's Theology of Assent. Reading Thomas More's De Tristitia Christi
in: Renaissance and Reformation, v. 29 (2005), issue 2/3: pp.49 - 63.
Tongue Screws and Testimonies: Poems, Stories, and Essays Inspired by the Martyrs' Mirror
Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 2010.
Treur-toonneel der doorluchtige mannen, of Op- en Ondergang der grooten, vertoont in rampzalige geschienissen van Keyzers, Koningen, Prinsen, Vorsten, en andere voorname personagien. Beginnende met het Roomsche Keizerryk, en vervolgende tot aan 't jaar 1698. Uit menigte van schryvers, en verscheidene taalen, by een gebracht door Lambert van den Bosch. Tweede deel, bevattende de derde en vierde afdeeling
Amsterdam: Jan ten Hoorn, 1698.
P. Edmundus Campianus, Robertus S'Herwinus, ende Alexander Briantus van de Societeijt Iesu worden te Londen voor het gheloof ghehanghen ende ghevierendeelt (17th Century)
from: Fleming Collection: Fleming's Granger (Vol. 1)
National Portrait Gallery, London
Martyrdom of Edward Oldcorne and Nicholas Owen (mid 17th century)
National Portrait Gallery, London