Heresy Collection

The Burning Of Cranmer, 1556, (c1850). Thomas Cranmer was one of the first Anglican martyrs burned for heresy in 1556. Colour plate from Pictures of English History

The Siege of Carcassonne, 1209 (c1858-1921). Artist: Jean-Paul Laurens
The Siege of Carcassonne, 1209 (c1858-1921). An episode in the Albigensian Crusade (1208-1213) led by Simon de Montfort and northern French barons against a heretical Christian sect, the Cathars

Sybil Thorndike as Saint Joan, 1924. Artist: William Kerridge Haselden
Sybil Thorndike as Saint Joan, 1924. English actress Thorndike (1882-1976) took the heroine's role in the first London production of George Bernard Shaw's play Saint Joan which was first

Augustine Sacrificing to an Idol of the Manichaeans (?), c.1480. Creator: Aert van den Bossche
Augustine Sacrificing to an Idol of the Manichaeans (?), c.1480

The expulsion of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. Creator: Cornelis Anthonisz
The expulsion of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. The son (Filius Prodigus) is driven out by poverty (Paupertas), while superstition (Superstitio) and heresy (Haeresis)

The prodigal son wastes his inheritance, c.1540-c.1550. Creator: Cornelis Anthonisz
The prodigal son wastes his inheritance, c.1540-c.1550. Son (Filius Prodigus) at the table with lust (Caro) and greed (Avaritia)

Sketch for the church of Saint-Séverin: the childhood of St Francis de Sales... c.1852. Creator: Victor-Louis Mottez
Sketch for the Saint-Severin church (5th arrondissement of Paris): the childhood of St Francis de Sales - St Francis preaching to the heretics of Chablais, c.1852

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Ambroise : saint Augustin, au concile de Carthage... c.1873-1875
Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Ambroise : Saint Augustin, au concile de Carthage, reconcilie les catholiques et les donatistes, between 1873 and 1875

Esquisse pour l'église Saint-Ambroise : saint Augustin faisant cesser un usage... c.1872-1875
Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint-Ambroise : saint Augustin faisant cesser un usage barbare selon lequel les peres, les freres et les fils se battaient entre eux pour s'exercer a la guerre

Faith Overcoming Heresy (recto); Tracing after Faith Overcoming Heresy (verso), 1779/91

Study for the Trial of Saint Dominic's and Albigensian Books by Fire, 1614/16. Creator: Leonello Spada
Study for the Trial of Saint Dominic's and Albigensian Books by Fire, 1614/16

The "Massacre of St. Bartholomew" Medal, 1850. Creator: Unknown. The "Massacre of St
The "Massacre of St. Bartholomew" Medal, 1850. Gold medal..struck by order of the Sacred Convocation of Prelates, held at Bayonne, in 1565, in commemoration of the massacre of St

Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Luther at the Diet of Worms, 1521, (1890). The Diet of Worms 1521 was an assembly of the Holy Roman Empire called by King Charles V in Heylshof Garden, Worms, to address Martin Luther

Akhenaten, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, 14th century BC (1926). Artist: Winifred Mabel Brunton
Akhenaten, Ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 18th dynasty, 14th century BC (1926). After he ascended to the throne in c1350 BC Akhenaten (Amenhotep IV)

J. Hooper, (c1495-1555), 1830. Creator: Unknown
J. Hooper, (c1495-1555), 1830. John Hooper (c1495-1555) English churchman, Anglican Bishop of Gloucester, and Worcester, and Protestant reformer

Second Council of Constantinople, held in 553 a. C. under the pontificate of Pope Vigilio and the reign of Justinian, fresco Painting, 16th century

Third Council of Constantinople, held between 680-681 a.C. under Pope Agaton and reign of Constantine Pogonat, fresco, 16th century

Jan Hus Before the Council of Constance, 1415 (1926). Artist: Vaclav Brozik
Jan Hus Before the Council of Constance, 1415 (1926). From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 2: Builders of the Church, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

La Vie de Jeanne d Arc (The Life of Joan of Arc) (Furnishing Fabric), France, c. 1815. Joan, wearing armour, conquers Britannia; Joan is burned at the stake

The Imam of Baghdad brought before the Caliph on a charge of heresy from the Tarikh-i-Alfi, ca. 1592 - 1594

Allegory Against the Pelagian Heresy (Allegorie contre l heresie pé
Allegory Against the Pelagian Heresy (Allegorie contre l heresie pelagienne et armoiries de la duchesse d Aiguillon)

Ridley, (c1500-1555), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Ridley, (c1500-1555), 1830. Nicholas Ridley (c1500-1555) English Bishop of London educated at RGS, Newcastle and Pembroke College, Cambridge

Sir J. Oldcastle, (c1360-1417), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Sir J. Oldcastle, (c1360-1417), 1830. Sir John Oldcastle (died 1417) English Lollard leader and friend of Henry V, escaped prosecution for heresy from the Tower of London

Henry VIII, (1491-1547), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Henry VIII, (1491-1547), 1830. Henry VIII (1491-1547) King of England from 1509 until his death was the second Tudor monarch best known for his six marriages and the English Reformation

Dominis, (1560-1624), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Dominis, (1560-1624), 1830. Marco Antonio de Dominis (1560-1624) Dalmatian ecclesiastic, Catholic archbishop, adjudged heretic of the Catholic Faith for attacks on the papacy

Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bonner, (c1500-1569), 1830. Edmund Bonner (c1500-1569) Bishop of London from 1539-49 and again from 1553-59, educated at Pembroke College, Oxford

Place of Execution, Old Smithfield, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Place of Execution, Old Smithfield, 1890. The Marian Martyrs, protestants slaughtered under Queen Mary, met their demise at the Elms in Smithfield

George Wishart, c1530-1540, (1890). Creator: Unknown
George Wishart, c1530-1540, (1890). George Wishart (c1513-1546) Scottish Protestant Reformer, one of the early Protestant martyrs to be burned at the stake as a heretic

Hus transcript of Wycliffes treatise, early 15th century, (1947). Creator: Unknown
Hus transcript of Wycliffes treatise, early 15th century, (1947). The English scholar and reformer John Wycliffe (1320s-1384)

John Huss Condemned and Led To Execution, c1930. Creator: Unknown
John Huss Condemned and Led To Execution, c1930. Jan Husss priests robes are removed (top); he is clothed as a heretic and led to the stake (below)

He answer thus return d: The arch-heretics are here, c1890. Creator
He answer thus return d: " The arch-heretics are here", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)

Jacques De Molay, Dernier Grand-maitre de l Ordre des Templiers, (late 18th-early 19th century). Portrait of Jacques de Molay (c1243-1314), last Grand Master of the Knights Templar

The burning of maister Hierome of Prage, (c1563). Creator: Unknown
The burning of maister Hierome of Prage, (c1563). The martyrdom of Jerome of Prague in 1416. Jerome (1379-1416) was a Czech/Bohemian religious reformer who preached against the church hierarchy

Santo Domingo de Guzman (1171-1221), Spanish religious founder of the Order of Preachers

Interior view of St Pauls Cathedral when Richard Hunne was hanged, London, 1514
Interior view of St Pauls Cathedral when Richard Hunne was hanged as a heretic, London, 1514

The burning of John Huss, 6 July 1415 (1913). Artist: Arthur C Michael
The burning of John Huss, 6 July 1415 (1913). Hus (1369-1415), a Bohemian religious reformer and theologian, was condemned to death by the Council of Constance for preaching the teachings of

Saint Augustine Disputing with the Heretics. Artist: Vergos Family (active End of 15th cen. y)
Saint Augustine Disputing with the Heretics. Found in the collection of Museu Nacional d Art de Catalunya, Barcelona

Joan of Arc, c1880. Nineteenth century representation of the 15th century French patriot and martyr St Joan (1412-1431), before the Dauphin, later Charles VII, at Chinon in 1429

Johannes Hus 1369-1415, 1934. Jan Hus (1369-1415), Bohemian religious reformer and theologian was burnt as a heretic at Constance for preaching the teachings of the English reformist clergyman John

Cranmer at the Traitors Gate, 1886. Artist: CW Sharpe
Cranmer at the Traitors Gate, 1886. Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) was the Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of the English kings Henry VIII and Edward VI

Martin Luther burning the Papal Bull, 1520
Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer, burning the Papal Bull excommunicating him. Wittenberg, 1520. (Colorised black and white print). (Colorised black and white print)

Martin Luther German Protestant reformer, 1546
Martin Luther (1483-1546) German Protestant reformer, 1546. After woodcut by Cranach. (Colorised black and white print)

The Burning of John Huss by the Council of Constance, July 6, 1415, (1907). Jan Huss (1369-1415), Czech priest, philosopher, early Christian reformer and Master at Charles University in Prague

I have much to be thankful for, 1871. Artist: Coide
I have much to be thankful for, 1871. A caricature of the Reverend Charles Voysey (1828-1912), British clergyman. Voysey was an Anglican curate convicted of heresy in 1871 for denying the doctrine of

Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas over the Heretics, 1489-1491 (1870). Artist: Perrichon
Triumph of St Thomas Aquinas over the Heretics, 1489-1491 (1870). After the painting by Filippino Lippi in the collection of the Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome

St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). Artist: Luca Bertelli
St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937

Martydom of St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). Artist: Martino Rota
Martydom of St Peter Martyr, 16th century, (1937). A print from Titian Paintings and Drawings, introduction by Hans Tietze, Phaidon Press, Vienna, 1937. Formaly in SS Giovanni e Paolo, Venice

Burning of a heretic, c16th century (1882-1884). Artist: Spex
Burning of a heretic, c16th century (1882-1884). The 16th century saw increasing strife between French Catholics and Protestants, culminating in the French Wars of Religion (1562-1598)

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