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John Rogers is burned at the stake, becoming the first English Protestant martyr under Mary I of England.
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John Rogers (Bible editor and martyr)
English Protestant clergyman (c. 1505–1555)
John Rogers was an English clergyman, Bible translator and commentator. He guided the development of the Matthew Bible in vernacular English during the reign of Henry VIII and was the first English Protestant executed as a heretic under Mary I.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Death by burning
Execution or murder method
Death by burning is an execution, murder, or suicide method involving combustion or exposure to extreme heat. It has a long history as a form of public capital punishment, and many societies have employed it as a punishment for and warning against crimes such as treason, heresy,…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Protestantism
Major branch of Christianity
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Martyr
Person who suffers persecution
A martyr is someone who suffers persecution and death for advocating, renouncing, or refusing to renounce or advocate, a religious belief or other cause as demanded by an external party. In colloquial usage, the term can also refer to any person who suffers a significant…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Mary I of England
Queen of England and Ireland from 1553 to 1558
Mary I, also known as Mary Tudor, was Queen of England and Ireland from July 1553 and Queen of Spain as the wife of King Philip II from January 1556 until her death in 1558. She made vigorous attempts to reverse the English Reformation, which had begun during the reign of her…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
February 4
Day of the year
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