2017-07-29T01:48:42+03:00[Europe/Moscow] en true Táhirih, Tile Kolup, Agape, Chionia, and Irene, Abibus of Edessa, Theodore of Amasea, Gerard Segarelli, Anastasia of Sirmium, Vincent of Saragossa, Balthasar Hubmaier, Nicetas the Goth, Zoe of Rome, Fra Dolcino, Lucilio Vanini, John Hooper (bishop), Thomas Cranmer, Jerome of Prague, Jan Hus, Saint Afra, William Tyndale, Hugh Latimer, John VII of Jerusalem, Caecilius of Elvira, Caterina Tarongí flashcards
People executed by burning

People executed by burning

  • Táhirih
    Táhirih (Persian: طاهره‎‎ Tahere "The Pure One" - Táhirih is the Bahá'í preferred transliteration), also called Qurratu l-ʿAyn (Arabic: قرة العين‎‎ "Solace/Consolation of the Eyes") are both titles of Fatimah Baraghani (1814 or 1817 – August 16–27, 1852), an influential poet and theologian of the Bábí faith in Iran.
  • Tile Kolup
    Tile Kolup (died July 7, 1285), also known as Dietrich Holzschuh, was an impostor who in 1284 began to pretend to be the Emperor Frederick II.
  • Agape, Chionia, and Irene
    Saints Agape, Chionia, and Irene (Greek: Αγάπη, Χιονία και Ειρήνη meaning Love, Purity, and Peace, born in Thessaloniki) were three virgin sisters who, according to Christian tradition, were martyred for their faith in the year 304 AD.
  • Abibus of Edessa
    Abibus of Edessa (died 322) was a Christian martyr at Edessa, Mesopotamia under Emperor Licinius in 322.
  • Theodore of Amasea
    Saint Theodore of Amasea (Greek: Θεόδωρος) is one of the two saints called Theodore, who are venerated as Warrior Saints and Great Martyrs in the Eastern Orthodox Church.
  • Gerard Segarelli
    Gerard or Gherardo or Gherardino Segarelli or Segalelli (around 1240 – July 18, 1300) was the founder of the Apostolic Brethren (in Latin Apostolici).
  • Anastasia of Sirmium
    Saint Anastasia is a Christian saint and martyr who died at Sirmium in the Roman province of Pannonia Secunda (modern Serbia).
  • Vincent of Saragossa
    Saint Vincent of Saragossa, also known as Vincent Martyr, Vincent of Huesca or Vincent the Deacon, the Protomartyr of Spain, was a deacon of the Church of Saragossa.
  • Balthasar Hubmaier
    Balthasar Hubmaier, also Hubmair, Hubmayr, Hubmeier, Huebmör, Hubmör, Friedberger, Latin: Pacimontanus (c. 1480 – 10 March, 1528) was an influential German/Moravian (Schwertler) Anabaptist leader.
  • Nicetas the Goth
    Nicetas (Russ. Никита Nikita, Ukrain. Микита, from Greek Νικήτας Niketas) is a Christian martyr of the 4th century, venerated particularly in the Russian Orthodox Church.
  • Zoe of Rome
    Saint Zoe of Rome (d. ca. 286 AD) was a noblewoman, married to Nicostratus, a high Roman court official.
  • Fra Dolcino
    Fra Dolcino (c. 1250 – 1307) was the second leader of the Dulcinian reformist movement who was burned at the stake in Northern Italy in 1307.
  • Lucilio Vanini
    Lucilio Vanini (Taurisano, 1585 – Toulouse, 9 February 1619), who, in his works, styled himself Giulio Cesare (Julius Caesar) Vanini, was an Italian philosopher, physician and free-thinker, who was one of the first significant representatives of intellectual libertinism.
  • John Hooper (bishop)
    John Hooper, Johan Hoper, (ca. 1495-1500 – 9 February 1555) was an English churchman, Anglican Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester.
  • Thomas Cranmer
    Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI and, for a short time, Mary I.
  • Jerome of Prague
    Jerome of Prague (Jeroným Pražský in Czech, 1379 – 30 May 1416) was a Czech church reformer and one of the chief followers of Jan Hus who was burned for heresy at the Council of Constance.
  • Jan Hus
    Jan Hus (/hʊs/; Czech: [ˈjan ˈɦus] ; c. 1372 – 6 July 1415), often referred to in English as John Hus or John Huss, was a Czech priest, philosopher, early Christian reformer and Master at Charles University in Prague.
  • Saint Afra
    Saint Afra (died 304) was a Christian martyr and a saint of Augsburg.
  • William Tyndale
    William Tyndale (/ˈtɪndəl/; sometimes spelled Tynsdale, Tindall, Tindill, Tyndall; c. 1494–1536) was an English scholar who became a leading figure in Protestant reform in the years leading up to his execution.
  • Hugh Latimer
    Hugh Latimer (c. 1487 – 16 October 1555) was a Fellow of Clare College, Cambridge, and Bishop of Worcester before the Reformation, and later Church of England chaplain to King Edward VI.
  • John VII of Jerusalem
    John VII was Patriarch of Jerusalem from 964 to 966.
  • Caecilius of Elvira
    Saint Caecilius (Cecil, Cecilius, Cäcilius, Spanish: San Cecilio) is venerated as the patron saint of Granada, Spain.
  • Caterina Tarongí
    Caterina Tarongi i Tarongi (1646, Palma, May 6, 1691, ibid.) was a Jewish woman burned alive by the Spanish Inquisition.