John Foxe (1516/17 – 18 April 1587) was an English historian and martyrologist, the author of Actes and Monuments (popularly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs), an account of Christian martyrs throughout Western history, but emphasizing the sufferings of English Protestants and proto-Protestants from the 14th century through the reign of Mary I. Widely owned and read by English Puritans, the book helped to mould British popular opinion about the Catholic Church for several centuries
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Persecution, Martyrs, Church history, Christian martyrs, History, Martyrs. [from old catalog], Biography, Reformation, Christian biography, Early works to 1800, Theology, Anglo-Saxons, Bible, Biographies, Catholic Church, Christianity, Chronology, Church history. [from old catalog], Church of England, Collected works, Controversial literature, Ecclesiastical history, English Sermons, Foxe, john, 1516-1587, Great BritainPeople
John Foxe (1516-1587)Time
16th century, 1066-1485, Early church, ca. 30-600, Middle Ages, 600-1500, Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600ID Numbers
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- Wikidata: Q380961
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- Foxe, John 1516-1587.
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