# Julius Klampherer, A. D. 1561.

1561 · Historical source

Source: Martyrs’ Mirror. Original heading: JULIUS KLAMPHERER, A. D. 1561.

Source heading; not independently verified

In the year 1561, brother Julius Klampherer, from
Italy was imprisoned at Venice, for his faith and the
divine truth. Again and again they arraigned and
examined him, and disputed with him, to cause him
to apostatize; but he always defended himself wisely.
He was permitted to put in writing that which he
discussed, concerning his faith, with the papistic
commissaries appointed for this purpose, and thus
to defend himself, and give an account of his faith
in his own hand-writing. When he had done this,
and steadfastly adhered to it, they finally sentenced
him to be cast into the depth of the sea; whereupon
he answered and said: “This is nothing strange to
me, for it was told me in the beginning of my conversion,
that I must expect to die for the testimony
of the truth; but it does seem strange to me, that
the lords of Venice concur in such a purpose, and
do not consider or weigh, that at the last day they
will have to give an account before God, for innocent
blood.”

Thereupon they replied to him, that they did not
ask him concerning this. And as they did not relish
what he said, they did not allow him to say anything
further, but hurriedly remanded him to prison.

And being resolved to execute the sentence which
they had pronounced, and to proceed with it, they,
according to their custom, since he had been a
priest, desecrated him, and then, in the dusk of an
evening, under the pretense of leading him before
the lord, took him out and unexpectedly cast him
into the depth of the sea, and drowned him. However,
he had expected nothing else; hence he was
joyful, and constantly sang and praised God with
a glad and valiant heart, until he obtained the crown
of the pious martyrs and faithful witnesses of Jesus
Christ. And though they drowned him secretly by
night, yet it will be revealed at the great day of the
Lord, and severely avenged.





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