List of people executed for homosexuality
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- John AthertonJohn AthertonJohn Atherton was the Anglican Bishop of Waterford and Lismore in the Church of Ireland. He and John Childe were both tried and executed for buggery in 1640.-Life and death:...
(1598 1640), Bishop of Waterford and LismoreBishop of Waterford and LismoreThe Bishop of Waterford and Lismore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Waterford and town of Lismore in the Republic of Ireland. The title was used by the Church of Ireland until 1838, and is still used by the Catholic Church.... - Jacopo BonfadioJacopo BonfadioJacopo Bonfadio was an Italian humanist and historian.Born in Garda he was educated at Verona and Padua. From 1532 he worked as the secretary of various members of the clergy in Rome and Naples, however in 1540 gained employment in Padua with the son of Cardinal-humanist Pietro Bembo...
(c1508 1550), ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
humanist and historian - Francesco CalcagnoFrancesco CalcagnoFrancesco Calcagno was a young Franciscan friar famously executed for blasphemy and sodomy by the Venetian Inquisition.-Calcagno and the Venetian Inquisition:...
(1528 1550), VenicianVeniceVenice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
FranciscanFranciscanMost Franciscans are members of Roman Catholic religious orders founded by Saint Francis of Assisi. Besides Roman Catholic communities, there are also Old Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, ecumenical and Non-denominational Franciscan communities....
friarFriarA friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...
. - Giovanni di GiovanniGiovanni di GiovanniGiovanni di Giovanni is one of the younger victims of the campaign against sodomy, waged in Florence since the Middle Ages.He was convicted by the Podestà court of being the passive partner of a number of different men...
(1350 1365), 15 year old ItalianItalyItaly , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
boy charged with being "a public and notorious passive sodomite" - Lisbetha OlsdotterLisbetha OlsdotterLisbetha Olsdotter was a Swedish female crossdresser, who was executed on a number of different charges after having dressed as a man, served as a soldier and married a woman....
(died 1679), SwedishSwedenSweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
cross-dresser and early female soldier (disguised as a man). - Dominique PhinotDominique PhinotDominique Phinot was a Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance, active in Italy and southern France. He was highly regarded at the time for his motets, which anticipate the style of Palestrina, and in addition he was an early pioneer of polychoral writing....
(c1510 c1556), FrenchFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
composer of the RenaissanceRenaissance musicRenaissance music is European music written during the Renaissance. Defining the beginning of the musical era is difficult, given that its defining characteristics were adopted only gradually; musicologists have placed its beginnings from as early as 1300 to as late as the 1470s.Literally meaning...
See also
- HomosexualityHomosexualityHomosexuality is romantic or sexual attraction or behavior between members of the same sex or gender. As a sexual orientation, homosexuality refers to "an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic attractions" primarily or exclusively to people of the same...
- Homosexuality in societyHomosexuality in societyHomosexuality, as a phenomenon and as a behavior, has existed throughout the eras in human societies.-Demographics:Reliable data as to the size of the gay and lesbian population is of value in informing public policy...
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