Engraving of a bookseller at Avignon, France, being burned at the stake with two Bibles around his neck. Papists banned the use of Bibles for common people and he was burned for selling Bibles.

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Size: 3543px × 2624px
Location: Avignon, France
Photo credit: © Lakeview Images / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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