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The Oxford Martyrs were Protestants tried for heresy in 1555 and burnt at the stake in Oxford, England, for their religious beliefs and teachings, during the Marian persecution in England. [1] The three martyrs were the Church of England bishops Hugh Latimer, Nicholas Ridley and Thomas Cranmer, the Archbishop of Canterbury. [1]
Nicholas Ridley (c. 1500 – 16 October 1555) was an English Bishop of London (the only bishop called "Bishop of London and Westminster" [1]).Ridley was one of the Oxford Martyrs burned at the stake during the Marian Persecutions, for his teachings and his support of Lady Jane Grey.
Protestant theologian and activist John Foxe described "the great persecutions & horrible troubles, the suffering of martyrs, and other such thinges" in his contemporaneously-published Book of Martyrs. Protestants in England and Wales were executed under legislation that punished anyone judged guilty of heresy against Catholicism.
Martyrs' Memorial, Oxford The Martyrs' Memorial, looking back towards Balliol College from Magdalen Street The lower section of the Martyrs' Memorial, looking towards the Taylor Institution The Martyrs' Memorial is a stone monument positioned at the intersection of St Giles' , Magdalen Street and Beaumont Street , to the west of Balliol College ...
Orléans heresy (1022) (burnt) Burning of the Templars, 1314 Burning of William Sawtre, 1401 John Badby burned in a barrel, 1410 Burning of Jan Hus in Constance, 1415 Joan of Arc at the stake, 1431 Rogers' execution at Smithfield, 1555 Burning of John Hooper in Gloucester, 1555 Burning of Thomas Hawkes, 1555. Ramihrdus of Cambrai [4] [5] (1076 ...
Burned at the stake for heresy for role in drafting the Matthew Bible. John Hooper: 9 February 1555 Anglican Bishop of Gloucester and Worcester. Burnt at the stake in Gloucester during the Marian Persecutions. Nicholas Ridley, Bishop of London: 16 October 1555 Anglican Bishop of London. One of the Oxford Martyrs burnt at the stake. Hugh Latimer
Under interrogation, Cranmer admitted to every fact that was placed before him, but he denied any treachery, disobedience, or heresy. The trial of Latimer and Ridley started shortly after Cranmer's but their verdicts came almost immediately and they were burned at the stake on 16 October. Cranmer was taken to a tower to watch the proceedings.
The deaths of Latimer, Ridley and later Cranmer – now known as the Oxford Martyrs – are commemorated in Oxford by the Victorian-era Martyrs' Memorial near the actual execution site, which is marked by a cross in Broad Street, formerly the ditch outside the city's North Gate.