Cuncolim, Martyrs of

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• Martyrs of Cuncolim —     Martyrs of Cuncolim     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martyrs of Cuncolim     On Monday, 25 July, 1583 (N.S.), the village of Cuncolim in the district of Salcete, territory of Goa, India, was the scene of the martyrdom of five religious of the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Cuncolim Revolt — A 17th century painting in a church in Colva depicting the massacre of the five Jesuits in Cuncolim, Goa on July, 25, 1583. The Cuncolim Revolt (also termed the Cuncolim Martyrdom by the Roman Catholic Church [1]) was a massacre of Christian… …   Wikipedia

• Martyrs of Cuncolim — The Martyrs of Cuncolim is a title given by the Catholic Church to five Jesuits killed on Monday, 25 July, 1583 (N.S.), in the village of Cuncolim in the district of Salcete, territory of Goa. They were: Rudolph Acquaviva, Alphonsus Pacheco,… …   Wikipedia

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• Iconoclasm — Reformation iconoclasm in the 16th century. Relief statues in St Stevenskerk in Nijmegen, the Netherlands, attacked in the Beeldenstorm …   Wikipedia

• Thomas Stephens (Jesuit) — Thomas Stephens (c. 1549, Bushton, Wiltshire, England 1619, Salcete, Goa, India) was a Jesuit priest missionary in Portuguese India, writer and linguist.Early years and studiesThe son of a merchant, Stephens studied in Oxford before becoming… …   Wikipedia

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