Priscillian

Priscillian

male, deceased (383)
Gallaecia, theology, Heretic, roman, ancient rome, magic…executedforheresy
Priscillian of Ávila (died 383), a theologian from Roman Gallaecia (in the Iberian Peninsula), was the first person in the history of Christianity t...
William Tyndale

William Tyndale

male, deceased (1536)
Protestant, Old Waynflete, Tudor clergy, Brussels, Belgium, executed by burning at the stake, Former student of Magdalen Hall, Oxford…executedforheresy
William Tyndale (sometimes spelled Tindall or Tyndall) (ca. 1494-September 6, 1536) was a 16th century Protestant reformer and scholar who...
Giordano Bruno

Giordano Bruno

male, deceased (1600)
Christian heresy, execution, writer, executed, craters of the Moon named after them, Roman Inquisition…executedforheresy, executed by burning at the stake
Giordano Bruno was an Italian philosopher, priest, cosmologist, and occultist. Bruno is known for his system of mnemonics based upon organized...
Michael Servetus

Michael Servetus

male, deceased (1553)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, nontrinitarian, Christology, protestant reformation, scientist, spanish…executedforheresy, executed by burning at the stake
Michael Servetus (also Miguel Servet or Miguel Serveto; 29 September, 1511 - 27 October, 1553) was a Spanish theologian, physician and humanist....
Thomas Cranmer

Thomas Cranmer

male, deceased (1556)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, Christian heresy, Christianity in Oxford, executed under the Tudors, queen mary, Tudor clergy…executedforheresy, executed by burning at the stake
Thomas Cranmer was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI. He is credited with writing and...
Girolamo Savonarola

Girolamo Savonarola

male, deceased (1498)
excommunicated by the Roman Catholic Church, protestant reformation, Roman Catholic, ferrara, Renaissance, Ruler of Florence…executedforheresy
Girolamo Savonarola (September 21, 1452 - May 23, 1498), also translated as Jerome Savonarola or Hieronymus Savonarola, was an Italian Dominican...
Jan Hus

Jan Hus

male, deceased (1415)
pope, Staroměstské náměstí, Czech language, John Paul II, Christian heresy, Charles University alumni…executedforheresy, executed by burning at the stake
Jan Hus (alternative spellings John Hus, Jan Huss, John Huss) (c. 1370 Husinec (Prachatice District), Bohemia - July 6, 1415 Konstanz, Germany) was...
Hugh Latimer

Hugh Latimer

male, deceased (1555)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, Christianity in Oxford, executed under the Tudors, Tudor clergy…executedforheresy, executed by burning at the stake
Hugh Latimer (b. approx. 1485/90, d. October 16, 1555) was a famous Protestant martyr. Latimer was born into a family of farmers in Thurcaston,...
Nicholas Ridley

Nicholas Ridley

male, deceased (1555)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, Christianity in Oxford, executed under the Tudors, Tudor clergy, Royal Grammar School, Newcastle, Pembroke College…executedforheresy, executed by burning at the stake
Nicholas Ridley (died October 16, 1555) was an English clergyman. He came from a prominent family in Tynedale, Northumberland, and was born early...
George Wishart

George Wishart

male, deceased (1546)
Protestant martyr of the Early Modern era, executed by burning at the stake, execution, Scottish, Scottish clergy, university of leuven…executedforheresy
George Wishart (c. 1513 - March 1, 1546) was a Scottish religious reformer and Protestant martyr. He belonged to a younger branch of the Wisharts...