List of people burned as heretics

This list contains persons burned by various religious groups, after being deemed heretics. The list does not attempt to encompass the list of those executed by burning (such a one would include many other people such as victims of witch hunts or other persecutions). Some of the victims, such as Quirinus Kuhlmann and Jacques de Molay, were executed primarily for political purposes; the charges of heresy were simply official excuses. After they were convicted by the Church, they were turned over to the local government for execution because of religious restrictions that kept ecclesial clergy from actually carrying out the executions.

Roman Catholic Countries

Burning of the Templars, 1314

John Badby burned in a barrel, 1410

• Ramihrdus of Cambrai (1076 or 1077) (lynched)
• Peter of Bruys († 1130) (lynched)
• Gerard Segarelli († 1300)
• Maifreda da († 1300)
• Andrea Saramiti († 1300)
• Fra Dolcino († 1307) (never tried by Catholic Church), Italy
• Sister Margherita († 1307), Italy
• Brother Longino († 1307), Italy
• Marguerite Porete († 1310)
• Botulf Botulfsson († 1311), the only known person executed for heresy in Sweden
• Jacques de Molay (1243–1314), burned after conviction by a tribunal under the control of King Philip IV of France, France
• Geoffroi de Charney († 1314), burned with Jacques de Molay above, France.
• Guilhèm Belibasta († 1321), last Cathar
• Cecco d'Ascoli († 1327), Italy
• Francesco da Pistoia († 1337)
• Lorenzo Gherardi († 1337)
• Bartolomeo Greco († 1337)
• Bartolomeo da Bucciano († 1337)
• Antonio Bevilacqua († 1337)
• William Sawtre († 1401)
• John Badby († 1410)
• Jan Hus (1371–1415), impenitent/unrepentant for accusation of heresy
• Jerome of Prague (1365–1416)

Joan of Arc at the stake, 1431

• St. Joan of Arc (1412–1431), Trial of Joan of Arc, Rouen, France
• Thomas Bagley († 1431)
• Pavel Kravař († 1433)
• Girolamo Savonarola († 1498)
• Joshua Weißöck (1488–1498)
• Jean Vallière († 1523)
• Hendrik Voes († 1523), 1st martyr in the Seventeen Provinces
• Jan van Essen († 1523), 1st martyr in the Seventeen Provinces
• Jan de Bakker († 1525), 1st martyr in the Northern Netherlands
• Wendelmoet Claesdochter († 1527), 1st Dutch woman charged and burned for the accusation of heresy
• Michael Sattler († 1527)
• Patrick Hamilton († 1528), St Andrews, Scotland
• Balthasar Hubmaier (1485–1528)
• George Blaurock (1491–1529)
• Hans Langegger († 1529)
• Giovanni Milanese († 1530)
• Richard Bayfield († 1531)
• James Bainham († 1532)
• John Frith (1503–1533), England
• William Tyndale (1490–1536)
• Jakob Hutter († 1536)
• Aefgen Listincx (d. 1538)
• Anneke Esaiasdochter (d. 1539)
• Francisco de San Roman († 1540)
• Giandomenico dell' Aquila († 1542)
• Maria van Beckum (d. 1544)
• Ursula van Beckum (d. 1544)
• George Wishart (1513–1546), St Andrews, Scotland

Rogers' execution at Smithfield, 1555

• John Rogers († 1555), London, England
• Canterbury Martyrs († 1555), England
• Laurence Saunders, (1519–1555), England
• Rowland Taylor († 1555), England
• John Hooper († 1555), England
• Robert Ferrar († 1555), Carmarthen, Wales
• Patrick Pakingham († 1555), Uxbridge, England
• Hugh Latimer (1485–1555), England
• Nicholas Ridley (1500–1555), England
• Bartolomeo Hector († 1555)
• Paolo Rappi († 1555)
• Vernon Giovanni († 1555)
• Labori Antonio († 1555)
• John Bradford († 1555), London, England
• Thomas Cranmer (1489–1556), England
• Stratford Martyrs († 1556), 11 men and 2 women, London, England
• Joan Waste (d. 1556), Derby, England
• Pomponio Algerio († 1556)
• Nicola Sartonio]] († 1557)
• Thomas von Imbroich († 1558) (beheaded)
• Fra Goffredo Varaglia († 1558)
• Gisberto di Milanuccio († 1558)
• Francesco Cartone († 1558)
• Antonio di Colella († 1559)
• Antonio Gesualdi († 1559)
• Giacomo Bonello († 1560)
• Mermetto Savoiardo († 1560)
• Dionigi di Cola († 1560)
• Gian Pascali di Cuneo († 1560)
• Bernardino Conte († 1560)
• Giorgio Olivetto († 1567)
• Luca di Faenza († 1568)
• Thomas Szük (1522–1568)
• Bartolomeo Bartoccio († 1569)
• Dirk Willems († 1569), Netherlands
• Fra Arnaldo di Santo Zeno († 1570)
• Alessandro di Giacomo († 1574)
• Benedetto Thomaria († 1574)
• Diego Lopez (martyr)|Diego Lopez († 1583)
• Gabriello Henriquez († 1583)
• Borro of Arezzo († 1583)
• Ludovico Moro († 1583)
• Pietro Benato († 1585)
• Francesco Gambonell († 1594)
• Marcantonio Valena († 1594)
• Giovanni Antonio da Verona († 1599)
• Fra Celestino († 1599)
• Giordano Bruno (1548–1600), Rome, Italy
• Maurizio Rinaldi († 1600)
• Bartolomeo Coppino († 1601)
• Kimpa Vita (1684–1706), Angola
• Maria Barbara Carillo (1625–1721), Madrid, Spain

The book "Acts and Monuments" by John Foxe, commonly known as Foxe's Book of Martyrs lists many more than this.

Protestant Countries

• Robert Barnes († 1540), England
• Thomas Gerrard († 1540), England
• Anne Askew (1521–1546)
• Joan Bocher († 1550)
• George van Parris († 1551)
• Matthew Hamont († 1579)
• John Lewes († 1583)
• Peter Cole († 1587)
• Francis Kett († 1589)
• Bartholomew Legate (1575–1612)
• Edward Wightman (1566–1612), relapsed heretic
• Malin Matsdotter (1613–1676), for witchcraft, Sweden

In Eastern Orthodox countries

The "baptism by fire" of Old Believer leader Avvakum in 1682

• Basil the Physician († 1118), by Emperor Alexius I Comnenus; heresy
• Avvakum Petrovich (1620–1682), by Tsar Feodor III of Russia; combating the Starovery movement
• Quirinus Kuhlmann († 1689), by Tsar Ivan V of Russia; considered politically dangerous

Calvinist Church

• Michael Servetus (1511–1553)

See also

• Solomon Molcho (1500–1532), apostate.
• Étienne Dolet (1509–1546), apostate.
• Lucilio Vanini († 1618), apostate.
• Gabriel Malagrida († 1761), strangled.[1]
• List of people executed for witchcraft
• Forty Martyrs of England and Wales
• List of Catholic martyrs of the English Reformation

External links

• Foxe's book of Martyrs Retrieved 27 February 2013