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.

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Anonymous / Unknown

Triumphus de Toxonguno (1646)

from: Cardim, A.F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Rome, Corbelletti, 1646

Anonymous / Unknown

Triumphus Jesu Christi crucifixi (1608)

from: Ricci, B. Triumphus Jesu Christi crucifixi, Antverpiae, Joannes Moretus, 1608 (Omata-Rappo, Des Indes lointaines aux scènes des collèges: les reflets des martyrs de la mission japonaise en Europe (XVI -XVIII siècle) (2016), fig 19)

Anonymous / Unknown

Tsurushi Technique in Japan (17th century)

from: Boxer, C.R. The Christian Century in Japan, 1549–1650, Berkeley, University of California Press, 1951

Anonymous / Unknown

Vedova di un indiano (1845)

from: Atlante Illustrato, Florence, 1845

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/hinduism/sati/sati.html

Anonymous / Unknown

Vedova indiana che si abbrucia (1816)

from: Ferrario, G. Il costumo antico e moderno, Florence, c.1816

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/hinduism/sati/sati.html

Anonymous / Unknown

Verdadero Retrato del V.P. Sebastian de Monroy, de la Compañía de Jesus [...] muerto a lançadas en defensa de la Fè, por los Infieles en [...] las Islas Marianas (1690)

from: Aranda, G. Vida, y gloriosa muerte del v. padre Sebastian de Monroy, religioso de la Compañia de Jesus, que murió dilatando la Fè alanceado de los barbaros en las Islas Marianas. Compuesta por el p. Gabriel de Aranda de la misma Compañia [...], Sevilla, Thomas López de Haro, 1690, p. XXIV.

Anonymous / Unknown

Veuve hindoue allant au bucher (1797)

from: Abdul-Kerym, Voyage de l'Inde a la Mekke, ca. 1797

http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/hinduism/sati/sati.html

Anonymous / Unknown

Vida, y Gloriosa Muerte (1690)

from: Aranda, G. Vida, y Gloriosa Muerte Del V. Padre Sebastian De Monroy, Seville, Lopez de Haro, 1690

Anonymous / Unknown

Viginti martyrum (1623)

from: Trigault, N. De Christianis Apvd Iaponios Trivmphis, Munich, Sadeler, 1623

Anonymous / Unknown

Woman Thown into the Pyre (1563)

from: Banerjee, P. Burning Women, New York, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2003, p. 99

Anonymous / Unknown

Woman Throwing Herself in the Pyre (1699)

from: Banerjee, P. Burning Women, New York, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2003, p. 94


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