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.
Historica Relatio2 (1598)
from: Peruschi, G. Historica Relatio, de Potentissimi Regis Mogor, Mainz, Breem, 1598
Iaponia pro Christi fide Ioanna & Agnes coniugatae, Magdalena vidua, ac Ludovicus adoptus filiolu (1608)
from: Ricci, B. Triumphus Jesu Christi crucifixi, Antwerp, Joannes Moretus, 1608 (Omata-Rappo, H. Death on the Cross; the Beatification of the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki (1627) and the Iconography of the Crucificion, in Universo Barroco Iberoamericano 16 (2020) p. 145)
John Burns Library, Boston
Iaponum in igne alacritas (1640)
from: Imago primi saeculi (Omata-Rappo, Des Indes lointaines aux scènes des collèges: les reflets des martyrs de la mission japonaise en Europe (XVI -XVIII siècle) (2016), fig 97
Il V[enerabile] P[adre] Diego Luigi di San Vittores, ucciso da Barbari per Christo a 2 d'Aprile 1672. (1686)
from: García, F. Istoria della Conversione alla nostra Santa Fede Dell’Isole Mariane, Naples, 1686.
Image of Japan (1613)
from: Mercator-Hondius, Atlas (Omata-Rappo, H. Death on the Cross; the Beatification of the Twenty-Six Martyrs of Nagasaki (1627) and the Iconography of the Crucificion, in Universo Barroco Iberoamericano 16 (2020) p. 135)
Immolation of a Hindoo Widow (1814)
from: Lester. The Gallery of Nature and Art, 1814
London, Wellcome Collection
In carcerem Vomurae (1646)
from: Cardim, A.F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Rome, Corbelletti, 1646
In the Waters (1678)
from: Hazart, C. Die Asiatische Länder, Vienna, Voigt, 1678
Indian Woman Burning Alive (18th century)
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/hinduism/sati/sati.html
Ioachimus et Tomas (1623)
from: Trigault, N. De Christianis Apvd Iaponios Trivmphis, Munich, Sadeler, 1623
Ioannes Chungocu Iappon (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Ioannes Naraya (1623)
from: Trigault, N. De Christianis Apvd Iaponios Trivmphis, Munich, Sadeler, 1623
Iumento impolitus (1646)
from: Cardim, A.F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Rome, Corbelletti, 1646
Japanese Tortures (17th century)
from: Kirishitantaiji monogatari (Omata-Rappo, Des Indes lointaines aux scènes des collèges: les reflets des martyrs de la mission japonaise en Europe (XVI -XVIII siècle) (2016), fig. 71)
Japponische Beschreibung (1599)
from: Froís, L .Drey Japponische Schreiben, Mainz, Albin, 1599
Juan de Prado, Martyr in Morocco (Statue) [18th Century]
Capilla de San Juan de Prado, Catholic Church in Morgovejo, León (Spain).
Le Martyre de Sainct Andre (1611)
from: L. Richeome, La Peinture spirituelle ou l'Art d'admirer aimer et louer Dieu en toutes ses oeuvres, et tirer de toutes profit saluter, Lyonne, Pierre Rigaud, 1611, p. 2
Le Martyre de Sainct Vital (1611)
from: L. Richeome, La Peinture spirituelle ou l'Art d'admirer aimer et louer Dieu en toutes ses oeuvres, et tirer de toutes profit saluter, Lyonne, Pierre Rigaud, 1611, p. 690