Anne Askew, Confidence in the face of suffering (1520-1546)
Anne Askew was martyred in the later years of Henry VIII for refusing to deny her Biblical beliefs. Anne died for her faithfulness to Jesus ten years before the more famous Latimer, Ridley and Cranmer. During her trial she spoke of her saviour Jesus, declaring his words "I am the door," "I am the the vine." "behold the Lamb of God" "that Rock was Christ"...
She was a brave woman, as history testifies, and turned for support and comfort to Christ, and found strength to bear her trials with Christian fortitude and meekness. She was imprisoned, interrogated, tortured on the rack, and finally at the age of 25 burnt at the stake. She gave her life gladly for Christ and has her great reward at the banquet table in heaven.
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