Martyrdom of Jan Hus
At a glance:
- Series: Chronology of European History
- Categories: Government and Politics, Religion, Ethics
- Subcategories: Theology, Theologians
- Curriculum: German History, Medieval History/Middle Ages, Eastern European History
- Geographical Location: Germany, Bohemia, Czech Republic, Switzerland
- Date: July 6, 1415
Article abstract: The martyrdom of Jan Hus at the Council of Constance makes him a Bohemian national hero and leads to a Hussite revolt against the Holy Roman Emperor and a new schism within the Catholic Church.
Summary of Event
About 1380, a Bohemian princess became queen of England’s Richard II (1377-1399), and through that connection Czech students went to Oxford University and came under the influence of John Wycliffe’s teaching. Although the Catholic Church had condemned Wycliffe for holding heretical beliefs, the legacy of his teaching at...
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