Reverend john foxe compiled multiple volumes documenting christian martyrology and. If its a printed book, and its called foxes book of martyrs, it is abridged. Acts and monuments of matters most special and memorable, happening in the church with a universal history of the same. Foxes book of martyrsaa foxes bk of martyrs abridgede paperback by johnauthor foxe and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. John foxe book of martyrs sellersupplied images abebooks. It makes one realize its not our circumstances that define us, its the heart before god. Foxes book of martyrs hendrickson christian classics and over 8 million other.
John fox died in 1587, much of this book is focused on the late reformation period and even into the 19th century. The connected file is not in fact foxs book of martyrs. The actes and monuments, popularly known as foxes book of martyrs, is a work of protestant history and martyrology by protestant english historian john foxe, first published in 1563 by john day. We have owned this book, foxs book of martyrs, since the 1980s, this is the first time digitally. Our 1684 foxes book of martyrs 3 volume set facsimile reproduction is the only complete printing of foxes martyrs published in the past 320 years. The acts and monuments of the christian church by john foxe or fox, better known as foxes book of martyrs, was first. Being a complete history of the lives, sufferings, and deaths of the christian. This ebook contains almost nothing of his book and focus much more fully on the era after john foxs death. Foxes acts and monuments the original foxes book of martyrs. It includes a polemical account of the sufferings of protestants under the catholic church, with particular emphasis on england and scotland. The book was produced and illustrated with over sixty distinctive woodcut.
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