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In grateful remembrance of Thomas Benet, M.A. who suffered at Livery Dole A.D. 1531 for denying the supremacy of the Pope and of Agnes Prest who suffered on
Southernhay A.D. 1557 for refusing to accept the doctrine of Transubstantiation. Faithful unto death.
150:"Agnes Prest burnt upon Southernhay AD 1557". 1909 bronze relief sculpted panel by Harry Hems showing the burning at the stake of the Protestant martyr Agnes Prest in 1557, on the base of the Protestant Martyrs' Monument, Denmark Road, Exeter, Devon.
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178:"Thomas Benet nails his protest against the Cathedral Door AD 1531". 1909 Bronze relief sculpted panel by Harry Hems showing protest by Protestant martyr Thomas Benet which earned him martyrdom in 1531 at
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