Introduction
The amount of images and monuments dedicated to Servetus
is not very large. Other historical characters less popular
and, probably, with less merits than Servetus have a much
more extensive list. The scarcity of icons on Servetus can
be understood by his peculiar doctrine and personality. Indeed,
Servetus was a heterodox, condemned both by Catholics and
Protestants, who did not get strong support among the acolytes
of both Curches. The only people interested on him, perpetuating
his effigy and epigons, were the not very numerous Unitarian
movement and the rara avis of impartial and free thinkers
that flourished in the XIX century.
Any inititative to exalt or pepetuate the Servetus memory
found inmediatelly the opposition of his adversaries. A clear
example of this is the story behind the Geneva monument (1903).
Another example is in the international conmemoration of the
fourth hundtredth death anniversary in 1953, in which there
was no work published on Servetus from his native country,
Spain.
This is situation is changing in current times and there
are more people able to value the importance of Servetus and
his contribution to our history as humanist, example of integrity
and standard bearer of freedom of conscience, above the personal
religious convictions one may have.
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