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.
Inmaculate Conception with Jesuits (1720)
from: und schoenen Figuren, Franckfurt am Mayn, Johann Wolffen und David Zephelij
Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City
Franciscan Matryrs in Morocco (1708)
from: San Juan del Puerto, F. Mission Historial de Marruecos: en que se trata de los martirios, persecuciones y trabajos que han padecido los Missionarios y fruto que han cogido las Missiones que desde sus principios tuvo la Orden Seraphica en el imperio de Marruecos y continua la provincia de San Diego de Franciscos Descalços de Andalucia en el mismo Imperio... por Fr. Francisco de San Juan de el Puerto. Francisco Garay, Sevilla, 1708.
A Gentoo Woman Burning Herself (1770)
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/hinduism/sati/sati.html
A Gentoo Woman Burning herself (1768)
from: Cavendish Drake, E. A, Universal Collection of Authentic and Entertaining Voyages and Travels, London, J. Cooke, 1768
Adam Aracava (1623)
from: Trigault, N. De Christianis Apvd Iaponios Trivmphis, Munich, Sadeler, 1623
Altar of the Holy Martyrs (16. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Altar of the Holy Virgins (16. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Ambrosius Fernandes Lusitanus (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
An Indian Woman Burning (1780)
from: Moore, Voyages and Travels, 1780
London, Wellcome Collection
Andreas Saito Iappon (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Antonius Kiuni Iappon (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Arimae (1623)
from: Trigault, N. De Christianis Apvd Iaponios Trivmphis, Munich, Sadeler, 1623
Asian Martyr
Saint Anthony of Padua Convent, Puebla City
Augustinus Ota Iappon (1646)
from: Cardim, F. Fasciculus e Iapponicis floribus, Roma, Corbelletti, 1646
Boats and Flames (1678)
from: Hazart, C. Die Asiatische Länder, Vienna, Voigt, 1678
Bramenes cum mortuus est (1598)
from: Banerjee, P. Burning Women, New York, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2003, p. 92
Brulement des femmes (1700)
http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00routesdata/1800_1899/hinduism/sati/sati.html
Burning of a Hindu Widow at Her Husband’s Funeral Pyre (1666?)
from: Banerjee, P. Burning Women, New York, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2003, p. 87
Burninge of a Banion Woman (1630s)
from: Banerjee, P. Burning Women, New York, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2003, p. 123
Candenti ferro (1623)
from: Trigault, N. De Christianis Apvd Iaponios Trivmphis, Munich, Sadeler, 1623