Topic: 7. Sacrifices of self: Martirology and Catholic global missions (16th-18th Century)
From the sixteenth to the eighteenth Century, Catholic missionary endeavors across the globe produced a wealth of sources that shed light on various forms of sacrifice. These sources often intertwine factual accounts with the emphasis on martyrdom, adopting specific theological, narrative, and iconographic frameworks. This section presents a comprehensive collection of early modern printed sources and images that illustrate these dynamics. Additionally, it includes a thorough bibliography covering scholarly works from the 19th to 21st centuries, providing contemporary insights into the historical context and significance of these sacrifices.
Pater Ioannes de Fonseca Lusitanus (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Pater Josephus Furlanettus Venetus (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Pater Mancius Firahayaxi? Iappon (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Pater Michael Carvallius Lusitanus (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Pater Petrus Paulus Navarrus Italus (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Pater Sebastianus Kimura Iappon (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Pater Sebastianus Viera Lusitanus (1675)
from: Societas Jesu usque ad sanguinis et vitae p. 376 Omata-Rappo, Des Indes lointaines aux scènes des collèges: les reflets des martyrs de la mission japonaise en Europe (XVI -XVIII siècle) (2016), fig. 118)
Pater Thedorus Manteles Belga (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Paulus Rioin Iappon (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Pedibus suspensus (1646)
from: Cardim, A.F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Rome, Corbelletti, 1646
Pedro Bautista altar (1590)
Santuario de San Pedro Bautista, Quezon
Petrus Faximolo (1623)
from: Trigault, N. De Christianis Apvd Iaponios Trivmphis, Munich, Sadeler, 1623
Petrus Onizuca Iappon (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Petrus Sampo Iappon (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Pit (1678)
from: Hazart, C. Die Asiatische Länder, Vienna, Voigt, 1678
Public Fires (1678)
from: Hazart, C. Die Asiatische Länder, Vienna, Voigt, 1678
Renowned Jesuits: Georgius Fernandez. Gomezius Damrillus, Edumndus Campianus, Alexander Briant, Thomas Cottamus (1608)
from: Unknown
National Portrait Gallery, London
Retrato del V. P. Juan de Prado primer Provincial de la provincia de san Diego. Martirizado en Marruecos año de 1631 a los 66 de su edad (1691)
from: Díaz de San Buenaventura, F. Sol de Marruecos, el V. Padre Fr. Juan de Prado, Sevilla, 1691.
San Francisco Blanco (1638)
Convento de San Francisco, Lima