Martyrdom of Agnes Prest
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Martyrdom of Agnes Prest
Image: © Derek Harper Taken: 10 Jan 2007
This relief on the 1909 Martyr's Memorial at the corner of Denmark Road and Barnfield Road in Exeter shows the burning of the protestant Agnes Prest in 1557 "for refusing to worship a piece of bread as God". The memorial also commemorates Thomas Benet (Image).
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Image Location
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