Vatican Assassins

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Death of Gustavus Adolphus at Lutzen, 1594 – 1632 #35
Protestant King of Sweden, 1611 - 1632
Known as “the Snow King” and “the Lion of the North,” this greatest of
Lutherans was the hero of the Thirty Years’ War brought upon Europe by
the Sons of Loyola. On his knees, upon entering this, his last battle, he
prayed, “O Lord Jesus Christ, bless our arms and this day’s battle for the
glory of Thy Holy Name!” Here, he is dying, giving his last full measure
for Protestant liberty declaring to his killers, “I am the King of Sweden,
and thus I seal with my blood the religion and liberties of Germany.” Our
hero’s modest life and noble death furthered the Reformation that brought
about “The Modern Era” with the Treaty of Westphalia in 1648.
The Counter-Reformation in Europe, Arthur R. Pennington, (London: Elliot Stock,
1899) pp. 263, 273.
Ridpath’s Universal History, John Clark Ridpath, (New York: Merrill & Baker,
1901) Vol. XIII, p. 335.
The Jesuits – 1618 - 1648