Os mártires ingleses de San Tomaso di Canterbury em Roma : troféus da Contra-reforma
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2009
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O ciclo de martírio na Igreja Inglesa do Colégio S. Tomas o di Canterbury, Roma, datado de 1583, ilustrou a história do Catolicismo Inglês desde os mártires primitivos até aos mártires executados durante os reinados de Henrique VIII e Isabel I. A maior parte deste grupo de mártires era jesuítas que morreram durante a Missão Inglesa que começou com a viagem de Edmund Campion até à sua pátria em 1580. O martírio de Campioné bem conhecido, sendo o mais proeminente ciclo ilustrado nas paredes do colégio. Existiam, todavia, muitos mais ciclos, O facto mais extraordinário é que estes mártires ingleses contemporâneos, que não tiveram qualquer eco hagiográfico, foram colocados na tradição dos mártires cristãos primitivos. Além disso, estes mártires foram celebrados como os novos “troféus” da Contra-Reforma, através dos quais a Igreja Católica esperava restaurar a fé católica na Grã-Bretanha. O presente artigo introduz alguns destes jesuítas, as suas vidas e a razão para o seu martírio.
The martyrdom cycle in the Church of the English Jesuit College S. Tomaso di Canterbury in Rome, dated 1583, illustrated the history of English Catholicism from its early Christian martyrs to those who were executed during the reign of Henry VIII and Elisabeth I. Most of them were Jesuits and died during the English mission which started with the journey of Edmund Campion to his home country in 1580. The martyrdom of Campion is well known and the most prominent one, which were illustrated on the College walls. However, many more cycles were depicted in the walls. The extraordinary fact is that these contemporary English Martyrs - without any hagiographical echo - were put in the tradition of the early Christian Saints and Martyrs. Moreover, they were celebrated as the new “trophies” of Counter-Reformation, through which the Catholic Church hoped to restore the Catholic faith in Britain. The article introduces some of these Jesuit priests, their lives and the reason for their martyrdom..
The martyrdom cycle in the Church of the English Jesuit College S. Tomaso di Canterbury in Rome, dated 1583, illustrated the history of English Catholicism from its early Christian martyrs to those who were executed during the reign of Henry VIII and Elisabeth I. Most of them were Jesuits and died during the English mission which started with the journey of Edmund Campion to his home country in 1580. The martyrdom of Campion is well known and the most prominent one, which were illustrated on the College walls. However, many more cycles were depicted in the walls. The extraordinary fact is that these contemporary English Martyrs - without any hagiographical echo - were put in the tradition of the early Christian Saints and Martyrs. Moreover, they were celebrated as the new “trophies” of Counter-Reformation, through which the Catholic Church hoped to restore the Catholic faith in Britain. The article introduces some of these Jesuit priests, their lives and the reason for their martyrdom..
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Revista Lusófona de Ciência das Religiões
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RELIGIÃO, RELIGION, HISTÓRIA DA INGLATERRA, HISTORY OF ENGLAND, HISTORY OF RELIGIONS, MÁRTIRES, MARTYRS, JESUÍTAS, JESUITS, CATOLICISMO, CATHOLICISM, CRISTIANISMO, RELIGIÃO CATÓLICA, HISTÓRIA DO CRISTIANISMO, CHRISTIANISM, CATHOLIC RELIGION, HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY, HISTÓRIA DAS RELIGIÕES