Martyrs

I. Introduction

II. Role and place of martyrs in late medieval Europe

III. Willingness to kill

IV. Martyrdom and the growth of Protestantism

V. Martyrdom and the resurgence of Catholicism

St. Sebastian--The Human Pincushion

St. Lawrence

John Wycliffe

Augustine

Martyrs

I. Introduction

II. Role and place of martyrs in late medieval Europe

III. Willingness to kill

IV. Martyrdom and the growth of Protestantism

V. Martyrdom and the resurgence of Catholicism

First Protestant Martyrs--Dutch Augustinians

Martyrdom of William TyndaleJohn Foxe, Acts and Monuments

Martyrs

I. Introduction

II. Role and place of martyrs in late medieval Europe

III. Willingness to kill

IV. Martyrdom and the growth of Protestantism

V. Martyrdom and the resurgence of Catholicism

Martyrdom of Thomas More and Bishop John Fisher

Gorcum martyrs

Miraculous Gorcum flower