Il libro dei martiri, noto anche come Atti e monumenti dei martiri cristiani, è una celebre opera storica e religiosa scritta da John Foxe e pubblicata per la prima volta nel 1563. Il libro rappresenta uno dei testi più influenti della tradizione protestante e racconta le persecuzioni subite dai cristiani nel corso della storia.Nell'opera, Foxe raccoglie numerosi racconti di martirio, descrivendo le sofferenze e le morti di uomini...

The book is divided into various sections and covers the following aspects:Early Christian Martyrs: The book begins with an account of the persecution of Christians in the early centuries of the Christian era, including events such as the martyrdoms of Saints Stephen and Polycarp.Medieval Martyrs: Foxe's work also covers the persecution of Christians during the Middle Ages, including accounts of those who resisted the authority of the Roman Catholic Church.Reformation Martyrs: The heart of...

This work is strictly what its title page imports, a COMPILATION. Fox’s “Book of Martyrs” has been made the basis of this volume. Liberty, however, has been taken to abridge wherever it was thought necessary;—to alter the antiquated form of the phraseology; to introduce additional information; and to correct any inaccuracy respecting matters of fact, which had escaped the author of the original work, or which has been found erroneous by the investigation of modern research. The object of t...

Em memória da devoção e da coragem. O livro dos mártires é um clássico da literatura mundial. O livro reconta as vidas, os sofrimentos e as mortes triunfantes dos mártires cristãos da História. Iniciando-se com a história do primeiro mártir - o próprio Jesus Cristo - este relato excepcional traça as raízes da perseguição religiosa. Expõe os casos de mártires famosos como John Wycliffe, John Huss, William Tyndale, Martinho Lutero, Thomas Cranmer e muitos outros. Por que ler esta obra em ple...

Foxe's Book Of Martyrsby John FoxeFoxe's Book of Martyrs has been an invaluable addition to the libraries of faithful Christians for almost five centuries. Chronicling the suffering and brutal deaths of those who have sacrificed their lives for the sake of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, John Foxe captured the God-given, Spirit-inspired courage of these noble souls. Though sometimes difficult to read because of the inhumane cruelty depicted in its pages, the images which truly e...

This Christian classic tells the stories of brave men and women who were martyred for their faith in the fourteenth through sixteenth centuries.

The object of this work, is to give a brief history of persecution since the first introduction of christianity, till the present time. In doing this, we have commenced with the martyrdom of Stephen, and following the course of events, have brought the History of persecution down to the year 1830. In all ages, we find that a disposition to persecute for opinion's sake, has been manifested by wicked men, whatever may have been their opinions or sentiments on religious subjects. The full tit...

Um clássico escrito na segunda metade do século XVI. O leitor conhecerá a história dos sofrimentos e mortes sofridas por homens e mulheres cheios de fé e coragem, desde os cristãos primitivos até os mártires protestantes. O próprio autor foi alvo de perseguição religiosa durante o reinado da rainha Mary na Inglaterra. Inclui também capítulos adicionais narrando perseguições sofridas por cristãos até o Séc. XIX. Um produto CPAD.

This work is strictly what its title page imports, a compilation. Fox's "Book of Martyrs" has been made the basis of this volume. Liberty, however, has been taken to abridge wherever it was thought necessary;—to alter the antiquated form of the phraseology; to introduce additional information; and to correct any inaccuracy respecting matters of fact, which had escaped the author of the original work, or which has been found erroneous by the investigation of modern research. The object of t...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.Published early in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England, only five years after the death of the Roman Catholic Queen Mary, the work is an affirmation of the Protestant Reformation in England during the ongoing period of religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants. Since the English monarchs also asserted control over the Church in England, a change in rulers could change the legal status of religious practices. As a conseq...

The Actes and Monuments, popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs, is a work of Protestant history and martyrology by John Foxe, first published in English in 1563 by John Day. It includes a polemical account of the sufferings of Protestants under the Catholic Church, with particular emphasis on England and Scotland. The book was highly influential in those countries, and helped shape lasting popular notions of Catholicism there. The book went through four editions in Foxe's lifetime and ...

“This is a book which will never die—one of the greatest Christian classics. As interesting as fiction, it is written with both passion and tenderness, telling the dramatic story of some of the most thrilling periods in Christian history. Presented here in its most complete form, it brings to life the days when ‘a noble army, men and boys, the matron and the maid…climbed the steep ascent of heaven, amid peril, toil, and pain.’“After the Bible itself, no book so profoundly influence...