Heresy Collection

Giordano Bruno Burns
GIORDANO BRUNO Italian philosopher, arrested by the Inquisition and burnt at the stake in Rome for scientific heresy, 17 February 1600

William Tyndale / Whittock
WILLIAM TYNDALE English translator of Bible; burned at the stake for heresy in 1536

Colonial family banished from Puritan Massachusetts, 1600s
Punishing heretics by exiling them from Massachusetts Bay Colony, 1600s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Malleus Maleficarum
The Hammer of witches, authored by Dominicans Jakob Sprenger and Heinrich Kramer, is the most influential book promoting the real existence of the witchcraft heresy

Council of Nicaea
At the Council of NICAEA (now Iznik, Turkey), called by emperor Constantine, Arianism is declared a heresy, and the doctrine of the Trinity is upheld [Nicene Creed]

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

Giordano Bruno, Italian philosopher
Giordano Bruno (1548-1600), Italian philosopher. Bruno was a supporter of the Copernican view that the Earth revolved around the Sun

Galileo and his daughter Maria Celeste
Galilei Galileo (1564-1642), Italian physicist and astronomer, being guided by his daughter Maria Celeste (1600-1634), a nun

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Galileo attempting to defend his belief in the heliocentric solar system before the Inquisition in Rome, 1633. Hand colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

St. Dominic de Guzman and the Albigensians, 1493-99 (oil on panel)
3247804 St. Dominic de Guzman and the Albigensians, 1493-99 (oil on panel) by Berruguete, Pedro (c.1450-1504); 122x83 cm; Prado, Madrid

Jan Hus / Burnt at Stake
JAN HUS Czech religious leader Jan Hus is burnt at the stake for heresy, despite his denials Date: 1372? - 1415

Jan Hus, C. 1369 To 1415 Aka John Huss. Czech Priest, Philosopher And Reformer
Jan Hus, C.1369 To 1415 Aka John Huss. Czech Priest, Philosopher And Reformer. From The Book Of Martyrs By John Foxe, Published C.1865

Saint Dominic / Miniatures
SAINT DOMINIC preacher, founder of the order named after him, a relentless opponent of heresy, especially that of the Albigensians

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Saint Gregoire de Nazianze (ou de Naziance) parle aux heretiques ariens - Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno)
GIA5036566 Saint Gregoire de Nazianze (ou de Naziance) parle aux heretiques ariens - Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno)(Saint Gregoire de Nazianze)

United States, Massachusetts: Temoigning in Salem Court against a woman suspected of witchcraft, 1690
NWI4965953 United States, Massachusetts: Temoigning in Salem Court against a woman suspected of witchcraft, 1690. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

United States, Massachusetts: Verdict. Conviction of a man in the Colonial Court of Massachusetts years 1600
NWI4965933 United States, Massachusetts: Verdict. Conviction of a man in the Colonial Court of Massachusetts years 1600. Engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: United States)

Court during the inquisition in Spain: figures judges for heresie. Colourful engraving of the 19th century
NWI4833849 Court during the inquisition in Spain: figures judges for heresie. Colourful engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: Court during the inquisition in Spain: figures judges for heresie)

Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (1412-1431) in the prison in Rouen. In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc, accused of heresie
NWI4920203 Hundred Years' War: Joan of Arc (1412-1431) in the prison in Rouen. In 1431, Jeanne d'Arc, accused of heresie

Trial by the Spanish Inquisition in progress in Madrid, 1759 (engraving)
534928 Trial by the Spanish Inquisition in progress in Madrid, 1759 (engraving); (add.info.: Copperplate engraving published Cologne, 1759.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Burning of John Badby (d1410) at Smithfield, London, for heresy. A tailor from Worcester
530378 Burning of John Badby (d1410) at Smithfield, London, for heresy. A tailor from Worcester, he was a Lollard and follower of Wycliffe. Denied transubstantiation

Portrait of Simon IV the Fort, Count of Montfort (1150 - 1218), 19th century. (engraving)
PCT4256256 Portrait of Simon IV the Fort, Count of Montfort (1150 - 1218), 19th century. (engraving); (add.info.: Leader of the army of the Crusaders against the Albigeois (Cathars)

United States, Massachusetts: New England Puritans arresting an old lady accused of witchcraft 1600 years
NWI4965975 United States, Massachusetts: New England Puritans arresting an old lady accused of witchcraft 1600 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: United States)

United States, Massachusetts: Punishment of heretics by exiling them from the Massachusetts Bay colony, years 1600
NWI4966239 United States, Massachusetts: Punishment of heretics by exiling them from the Massachusetts Bay colony, years 1600

United States, Massachusetts: Court to try a woman supsonnee of witchcraft Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1692
NWI4965796 United States, Massachusetts: Court to try a woman supsonnee of witchcraft Colony of Massachusetts Bay, 1692. Colour engraving of the 19th century; (add.info.: United States)

Spanish Inquisition, autodafe (auto da fe) (auto da-fe): procession of victims sentenced for heresie at the Bucher
ELD4921002 Spanish Inquisition, autodafe (auto da fe) (auto da-fe): procession of victims sentenced for heresie at the Bucher, Spain 16th century (Inquisition and autodafe in Spain)

United States, Massachusetts: Abjuration of Judge Sewall in Boston after the witchcraft trial in Salem years 1690
NWI4966132 United States, Massachusetts: Abjuration of Judge Sewall in Boston after the witchcraft trial in Salem years 1690

Priscillanism: The martyrdom of Priscillian in 385 condemns for heresy (The martyrdom of Priscillian 385)
ELD4944895 Priscillanism: The martyrdom of Priscillian in 385 condemns for heresy (The martyrdom of Priscillian 385) Engraving from " The priests

Brother Ricoldo da Monte di Croce before the Nestorians - RICOLDO DA MONTE DI CROCE (1242-1320)
CUL4864235 Brother Ricoldo da Monte di Croce before the Nestorians - RICOLDO DA MONTE DI CROCE (1242-1320). Italian Dominican friar, great specialist in Islam

Bishop and devils, c.1877-80 (litho)
JAB4120651 Bishop and devils, c.1877-80 (litho); (add.info.: Orthodoxy against Heresie. Reproduction of a wood engraving from Cremone (Italy) around 1490

The 20 condemned prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition
3330073 The 20 condemned prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the 20 condemned prisoners of the Spanish Inquisition to be burned for heresy after being paraded)

Three women condemned by the Inquisition. Copperplate engraving, Cologne, 1759
535191 Three women condemned by the Inquisition. Copperplate engraving, Cologne, 1759; (add.info.: Three women condemned by the Inquisition)

Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses, Vaudois, Valdesi) by the Roman Catholic church
530299 Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses, Vaudois, Valdesi) by the Roman Catholic church. Lucrezia Castellani accused of heresy before Inquisitors at Turin after taking part in a banned Waldenses

Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses, Vaudois, Valdesi) by the Roman Catholic church
530298 Persecution of Waldenses (Valdenses, Vaudois, Valdesi) by the Roman Catholic church. The Castellani family of Val Lucerna surprised by Fr Anselmo from local monastery outside the cave where

The Heretics, 1897 (engraving)
8683380 The Heretics, 1897 (engraving) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917) (after); Musee Goupil, Bordeaux, France; (add.info.: "The Heretics", after Auguste Rodin, 1897)

Village cathare de Villerouge Termenes (Villerouge-Termenes), 13th 14th century, Aude (11), France
JAB5036973 Village cathare de Villerouge Termenes (Villerouge-Termenes), 13th 14th century, Aude (11), France; (add.info.: Village cathare de Villerouge Termenes (Villerouge-Termenes)

United States, Massachusetts: Salem Colon warns by Titba of the existence of witches, 1690 years
NWI4966100 United States, Massachusetts: Salem Colon warns by Titba of the existence of witches, 1690 years. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: United States)

Colonial Governor John Winthrop (1588-1649) blessing soldiers detaining Samuel Gorton (1593-1677) for heresie
NWI4966024 Colonial Governor John Winthrop (1588-1649) blessing soldiers detaining Samuel Gorton (1593-1677) for heresie, Bay of Massachusetts Colony, 1643

United States, Massachusetts: Title page of the book " A Modest Enquiry into Witchcraft," by John Hale Boston
NWI4965940 United States, Massachusetts: Title page of the book " A Modest Enquiry into Witchcraft," by John Hale Boston edition on witchcraft, 1702.; (add.info.: United States)

Thomas Bilney (c1495 - 1531)
2603623 Thomas Bilney (c1495 - 1531); (add.info.: Thomas Bilney (c1495 - 1531) English martyr, on his way to the be burned at the stake at Bishopsgate, London

Chateau de Puivert (Aude, Pays Cathare, Pyrenees Audoises) key and sculptures, 1848 (lithograph)
PCT4266250 Chateau de Puivert (Aude, Pays Cathare, Pyrenees Audoises) key and sculptures, 1848 (lithograph); (add.info.: Chateau de Puivert (Aude, Pays Cathare)

Grand procession of the auto-da-fe of criminals sentenced by the Inquisition at Lisbon. 18th century (engraving)
534921 Grand procession of the auto-da-fe of criminals sentenced by the Inquisition at Lisbon. 18th century (engraving); Private Collection; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Saint Gregoire de Nazianze (ou de Naziance) parle aux heretiques ariens - Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno)
GIA5034679 Saint Gregoire de Nazianze (ou de Naziance) parle aux heretiques ariens - Codex de San Gregorio di Nazianza (Nazianzeno)(Saint Gregoire de Nazianze)

Dispute between Jesuites and Jansenists, persecutions of the nuns of Port-Royal-des-Champs
ELD4876934 Dispute between Jesuites and Jansenists, persecutions of the nuns of Port-Royal-des-Champs: a commissioner came to drive away the nuns considered heretics

The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial
ELD4843315 The astronomer Galilee (or Galileo Galilei, 1564-1642) retracts before the Holy Office in the Vatican during his trial in 1633 The astronomer was sentenced by the Tribunal of

Dragon of Heresie. Allegory of Martin Luther's Protestant reform. Engraving extracted from Guidius' "
NWI4837419 Dragon of Heresie. Allegory of Martin Luther's Protestant reform. Engraving extracted from Guidius' " Dialogy" printed in Switzerland, 1521

United States, Massachusetts: Captain Alden accuses by a child during the hysterical witchcraft in Salem, years 1690
NWI4966102 United States, Massachusetts: Captain Alden accuses by a child during the hysterical witchcraft in Salem, years 1690

United States, Massachusetts: Registration of Tituba's will during his witchcraft trials in Salem, years 1690
NWI4966118 United States, Massachusetts: Registration of Tituba's will during his witchcraft trials in Salem, years 1690

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"Heresy: A Journey Through the Flames of Belief and Persecution" In the annals of history, it has been a contentious topic that has sparked intense debates, ignited fires, and forever altered lives. From the courageous acts of William Tyndale and Whittock to challenge religious dogma through translation, to Giordano Bruno's tragic fate as he was burned at the stake for his revolutionary ideas, it has left an indelible mark on our collective consciousness. The Burning Of Cranmer in 1556 serves as a haunting reminder of how dissenting voices were silenced during tumultuous times. Even colonial families faced banishment from Puritan Massachusetts in the 1600s for deviating from established beliefs. The infamous Malleus Maleficarum further exemplifies how heresy became intertwined with accusations of witchcraft during dark periods in history. The Council of Nicaea witnessed heated theological debates that shaped Christianity's future trajectory while Joan of Arc's martyrdom by burning showcased how even heroic figures could fall victim to charges of heresy. Galileo's clash with authority over heliocentrism not only affected him but also his daughter Maria Celeste, highlighting the collateral damage caused by challenging orthodoxies. The Siege of Carcassonne stands as a testament to the brutal suppression inflicted upon those deemed heretics during medieval times. Jean-Paul Laurens' evocative artwork captures both despair and defiance amidst this struggle for belief. Meanwhile, Giordano Bruno's unwavering commitment to free thought led him down a path where he ultimately paid the ultimate price. St. Dominic de Guzman's crusade against Albigensians showcases another facet - religious leaders combating perceived threats to orthodoxy throughout history. This oil painting depicts their encounter vividly and reminds us that persecution often came from within organized religion itself. Heresy is more than just an abstract concept.