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The Martyrdom of the Saint Ignatsius of Antioch in the Colosseum of Rome. Ignatius of Antioch (died c. 108/140 AD), was an early Christian writer and Patriarch of Antioch. While en route to Rome, where he met his martyrdom, Ignatius wrote a series of letters, which serve as an example of early Christian theology. Important topics they address include ecclesiology, the sacraments, and the role of bishops. Wood engraving, published in 1894.

Ælfheah  953 – 1012 aka Alphege, Anglo-Saxon Bishop of Winchester, later Archbishop of Canterbury. He became abbot of Bath Abbey. He was captured by Viking raiders in 1011 during the siege of Canterbury and killed by them the following year after refusing to allow himself to be ransomed. Ælfheah was canonised as a saint in 1078.

An engraved illustration image of the murder assassination of Thomas a Becket at Canterbury cathedral from a Victorian book dated 1866 that is no longer in copyright

Vintage engraving of Saint Stephen traditionally venerated as the Protomartyr or first martyr of Christianity

Vintage engraving of Saint Sebastian, an early Christian saint and martyr. He was killed during the Roman emperor Diocletian's persecution of Christians. He is commonly depicted in art and literature tied to a post or tree and shot with arrows. After Guido Reni.

The martyrdom of William Tyndale, who was convicted of heresy, strangled and burned at the stake in 1536 at Vilvoorde, near Brussels. Tyndale was a renowned scholar and leading figure in the English Protestant Reformation, who translated the Bible into English. From “Wycliffe to Wesley; Heroes and Martyrs of the Church in Britain” published in 1885 by T. Woolmer, London. Author Gregory J. Robinson.

The martyrdom and death by fire of the heretic Thomas Bilney in Norwich, Norfolk, in 1531. From “The Cottager and Artisan” for 1891, published by The Religious Tract Society, London, with illustrations by various artists.

The Burning of Richard Woodman, George Stevens, William Maynard, Alexander Hosman, Thomas Wood, Margery Morris, Lames Morris, Mrs Ashdowne, Mrs Gloves (or Groves/Gloues) and Mrs Burgess at Lewes in Sussex, in 1557.

Vintage engraving of Execution of Joan of Arc. Joan of Arc nicknamed The Maid of Orleans is considered a heroine of France for her role during the Lancastrian phase of the Hundred Years' War and was canonized as a Roman Catholic saint.

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