Christian Martyrs

Christian Martyrs

male
A Christian martyr is one who, without seeking his own death or any harm to others, is murdered or put to death for his religious faith or...
Marsilius Of Padua

Marsilius Of Padua

male, deceased (1342)
Marsilius of Padua (Italian "Marsilio" or "Marsiglio da Padova"; 1290 - 1342) was an Italian medieval scholar. Born at Padua, Marsilius at first...
Huneric

Huneric

male, deceased (484)
Huneric (d. December 23, 484) was King of the Vandals (477 - 484) and the oldest son of Geiseric. He dropped the imperial politics of his father...
Edmund Bonner

Edmund Bonner

male, deceased (1569)
Edmund Bonner (c. 1500 - September 5, 1569), Bishop of London, was an English bishop. Initially an instrumental figure in the schism of Henry VIII...
Konrad von Marburg

Konrad von Marburg

male, deceased (1233)
Konrad von Marburg (sometimes Anglicised as Conrad of Marburg) was a 13th century German inquisitor. He was commissioned by the Pope to combat the...
James Beaton

James Beaton

male, deceased (1539)
James Beaton, or Bethune (1473-1539), was a Scottish church leader, the uncle of Cardinal David Beaton. He was the sixth and youngest son of John...
Francesco Ricossa

Francesco Ricossa

male
Francesco Ricossa is an Italian priest and superior of an independent congregation of priests, called "Istituto Mater Bonii Consilii", with...
John Stokesley

John Stokesley

male, deceased (1539)
John Stokesley (c. 1475 - September 8, 1539), was an English church leader who was Bishop of London during the reign of Henry VIII. He was born at...
Ulrich Molitor

Ulrich Molitor

male
Ulrich Molitor (15th century) was a Professor of Law at the University of Konstanz, Germany. He wrote one of the first books on witchcraft, "De...
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert

Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert

male, deceased (1590)
Dirck Volckertszoon Coornhert (born in Amsterdam, 1522-died October 29, 1590 in Gouda) was a Dutch writer, philosopher, translator, politician and...