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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Catto, M.

L’ateismo dei cinesi in Matto Ricci e in Niccolò Longobardo: La strategia missionaria della Compagnia di Gesù in Cina

in: Memoria de los orígines. El discurso histórico-eclesiástico en el mundo moderno

Sevilla: Universidad de Sevilla, 2014.

Catto, M.

Superstizione, monoteismo e unità della Chiesa: Benedetto XIV e la condanna dei riti cinesi (1742)

in: Storia, medicina e diritto nei trattati di Prospero Lambertini—Benedetto XIV, pp. 97-108

Bologna: Edizioni di Storia e Letteratura, 2013.

Catto, M.

The Tridentine Decrees Interpret the Chinese Rites

in: Trent and Beyond: The Council, other Powers, other Cultures, pp. 501-518

Turnhout: Brepols, 2017.

Caussé, F.

Véritable Portrait du Vén. Mastrilli. Martyr au Japon, en 1637. [19th Century]

from: Pouplard, P.-X. La vie merveilleuse du vénérable Marcel Mastrilli, S.J. Client bien-aimé de Saint François Xavier et martyr au Japon. Suive d'une notice sur la chute, la pénitence et le martyre de Christophe Ferreira. Paris, Desclee, 1902.

Cavazzi da Montecuccolo, Giovanni Antonio

Sacrifices among the Jagas (Sacrificio de Giaghi) (1665-1668)

from: Missione Evangelica al Regno del Congo [Araldi Ms, vol. C]

Gallerie Estensi, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, Modena


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