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.
Primeira parte da história dos religiosos da Companhia de Jésus
Coimbra: Atlântida, 1957-62.
Manuductio Ad Conversionem Mahumetanorum : In Duas Partes Divisa
Dillingen: Bencard; Knab, 1689.
Relación del martirio del b.p.f. Alonso Navarrete, de la Orden de Predicadores, y de su companero el b.p.f. Hernando de S. Ioseph, de la Orden de S. Augustin, y del p.f. Pedro de la Asumcion de la Orden de S. Francisco, y del padre Ioan Bautista de la Compania de Iesus en Iapon. Ano 1617
Naples: Constantino Vitale, 1619.
Japoniorum regum legatio Romae coram Gregorio XIII 1585 habita
Krakow: Drukarnia Lazarzowa, 1585.
Los frescos de la catedral de Cuernavaca, Morelos
in: Boletín del INAH, v. 4 (1961), issue : pp..
Asia Extrema
Lisboa: Fundação Oriente, 1995.
Jornada do Arcebispo de Goa Dom Frey Aleixo de Menezes Primaz da India Oriental, Religioso da Orden de S. Agostino
Coimbra: Officina de Diogo Gomez, 1606.
Synodo Diocesano da Igreja e bispado de Angamale dos antigos cristãos de Sam Thome
Coimbra: Diogo Gomez Loureyro, 1606.
Relaçam da ditosa morte de quarenta e sinco christao ̃s [...]
Lisbon: Pedro Craesbeck, 1617.
Under the Shadows of Death: The Spiritual Journeys of Jean de Brébeuf and Issac Jogues
in: American Catholic Studies, v. 115 (2004), issue 3: pp.51-64.
Letters on India
London-Edinburgh: Longman-Constable, 1814.
Colonial Saints: Gender, Race, and Hagiography in New France
in: The William and Mary Quarterly, v. 57 (2000), issue 2: pp.323-348.
Muslim Rule in India: The Assessments of British Historians
Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1970.
Jesuit School Drama: A Checklist of Critical Literature
London: Grant & Cutler, 1986.
A Voyage to the East-Indies, with Observations on Various Parts There
London: Hooper & Morley, 1757.