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.
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
Crucified Christ (16. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Plate Crucifixion (1740-50)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Reliquary Monstrance (17. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Martyrdom of Father Isaac Jogues S.J. in Canada (17th Century)
Wellcome Collection, London
Mort héroïque de quelques pères de la Compagnie de Jésus dans la Nouvelle-France (1664)
Bibliothèque nationale de France, Paris
Beheading of the five martyrs of Morocco (1508)
Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon (Proceeding from San Francisco Church in Évora, Portugal)
Martyrdom of Fathers Isaac Jogues, Anton Daniel, Jean de Brébeuf, Charles Garnier, Gabriel Lalemand, and others at the hands of native Americans (1664)
from: Du Creux. François, Historiae Canadensis, seu Novae-Franciae, Cramoisy, Paris, 1664, p. 480
John Carter Brown Library at Brown University
Crucified Christ (17. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Francis Xavier (17. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Reliquary Casket (16. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Reliquary of Francis Xavier (1686-90)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Christian Martyrs Of Nagasaki (17th century)
from: reproduction in Arnold Toynbee, A study of history
Reliquary Casket (16-17. sec)
Museu de São Roque, Lisbon
Martirio del bendito P[adr]e Fray Diego Ortiz en Vilcabamba (1638)
from: Calancha, A. Coronica moralizada del Orden de San Augustin en el Peru. Barcelona, 1638.