Oxford Martyrs

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The Oxford Martyrs were a group of 16th-century English Protestant bishops and theologians executed for heresy in Oxford during the Marian persecutions, later revered as key figures of the English Reformation.

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Oxford Martyrs canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English Protestant martyrs ⓘ
group of people ⓘ
accusedOf heresy ⓘ
causeOfDeath execution by burning ⓘ
commemoratedBy Martyrs' Memorial ⓘ
linked to: Martyrs’ Memorial

annual services and remembrances ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
executedUnder reign of Mary I of England ⓘ
fieldOfWork ecclesiastical reform ⓘ
theology ⓘ
hasCategory Christian martyrs ⓘ
English Protestants ⓘ
English Reformation figures ⓘ
History of Oxford ⓘ
People executed for heresy ⓘ
hasPart execution of Hugh Latimer ⓘ
execution of Nicholas Ridley ⓘ
execution of Thomas Cranmer ⓘ
ideology Reformed theology ⓘ
influenced English Protestant memory culture ⓘ
later Anglican identity ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legacy symbol of Protestant resistance to Catholic restoration ⓘ
locationOfMemorial Broad Street, Oxford ⓘ
Martyrs' Memorial, Oxford ⓘ
member Hugh Latimer ⓘ
Nicholas Ridley ⓘ
Thomas Cranmer ⓘ
notableWork defence of Protestant doctrine ⓘ
opponent Mary I of England ⓘ
Roman Catholic Church ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
opposedBy Marian government ⓘ
placeOfDeath Oxford ⓘ
religion Protestantism ⓘ
religiousMovement English Reformation ⓘ
significance key figures of the English Reformation ⓘ
significantEvent Marian persecutions ⓘ
timePeriod 16th century ⓘ

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