Foxe's Book of Martyrs
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Foxe's Book of Martyrs is a 16th-century English Protestant martyrology by John Foxe that chronicles the sufferings and executions of Christians, especially under Catholic persecution, and became highly influential in shaping English Protestant identity.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Protestant work
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martyrology ⓘ religious history book ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Acts and Monuments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | John Foxe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| circulation | widely read in Elizabethan England ⓘ |
| contains |
biographical narratives of martyrs
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illustrations of martyrdoms ⓘ trial records and execution accounts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| criticizedFor |
bias against Catholics
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inaccuracies and exaggerations ⓘ |
| denominationalOrientation | English Protestant ⓘ |
| expandedIn | subsequent editions after 1563 ⓘ |
| firstPublished | 1563 ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriod | Reformation era ⓘ |
| focusesOnRegion | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| focusesOnRulers | Mary I of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format | large folio ⓘ |
| fullTitle | Actes and Monuments of these Latter and Perillous Dayes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
church history
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hagiography ⓘ |
| historicalReliability | contested ⓘ |
| ideologicalPerspective |
Protestant
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anti-Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| influenced |
English anti-Catholic sentiment
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English national identity ⓘ Protestant views of church history ⓘ later Protestant martyrologies ⓘ |
| inLibraryOf | many English parish churches ⓘ |
| notableFor |
accounts of Protestant martyrs under Mary I
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anti-Catholic polemic ⓘ shaping English Protestant identity ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| periodOfComposition | mid-16th century ⓘ |
| printedBy | John Day (printer) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 16th century ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Protestantism ⓘ |
| statusInPeriod | quasi-official Protestant history in England ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholic persecution of Protestants
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Christian martyrs ⓘ religious persecution ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | early Christian church to 16th century ⓘ |
| usedAs |
devotional reading
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didactic text ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Church of England
NERFINISHED
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English Puritans NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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subject surface form:
John Foxe