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Forty Centuries of Christian Writing

1577 works catalogued century by century, from the literature the Bible was written among to the present — each with a note on what it is, why it lasted, and where to read it.

801–900

The Ninth Century

1 work

c. 850–900

Old English

The Old English Martyrology

Anonymous

Short prose entries for saints through the year, each giving the day, the manner of death, and often a concrete detail found in no other source.

Anglo-Saxon · Martyrology

1501–1600

The Sixteenth Century

1 work

1563, expanded to 1583

English

Acts and Monuments

John Foxe · 1516/17–1587

A vast history of Christian persecution culminating in the Marian burnings, built from trial records, letters, and eyewitness interviews, and heavily illustrated.

Anglican · Martyrology