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The
Martyrs Mirror or
The Bloody Theater, first published in 1660 in
Dutch by
Thieleman J. van Braght, documents the stories and testimonies of Christian
martyrs, especially
Anabaptists. The full title of the book is
The Bloody Theater or Martyrs Mirror of the Defenseless Christians who baptized only upon confession of faith, and who suffered and died for the testimony of Jesus, their Saviour, from the time of Christ to the year A.D. 1660. The use of the word
defenseless in this case refers to the Anabaptist belief in
non-resistance. The book includes accounts of the
martyrdom of the
apostles and the stories of martyrs from previous centuries with beliefs similar to the Anabaptists.
Next to the Bible, the "Martyrs' Mirror" held the most significant and prominent place in Mennonite homes.
The 1685 edition of the book is illustrated with 104 copper etchings by
Jan Luyken. Thirty of these plates survive and are part of the
Mirror of the Martyrs exhibit
.
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