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Actes and monuments

Actes and monuments

from the celebrated work
Biography & MemoirChristianity
Pages
590
Published
1563
Language
English

Synopsis

This monumental work chronicles the history of the Christian church, detailing the struggles and persecutions faced by its martyrs. From its early days to the turbulent times of the Reformation, it records the unwavering faith of those who suffered for their beliefs. The book also includes accounts of more recent persecutions and the life of its author, John Foxe.

Prose complexity
10/10

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Genres

Biography & Memoir Christianity History Philosophy & Religion Biography Religion

About the author

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John Foxe

John Foxe (1516/17 – 18 April 1587) was an English historian and martyrologist, the author of Actes and Monuments (popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs), an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, but emphasizing the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the 14th century through the reign of Mary I. Widely owned and read by English Puritans, the book helped to mould British popular opinion about the Catholic Church for several centuries