Jan Hus-Burned with Writings in 1415
Jan Hus Day (Den upálení mistra) —The day of burning of Master Jan Hus on 6 July is a public holiday in the Czech Republic.
Jan Hus (1372-1415) Bohemian priest, reformer, and master at Charles University in Prague was inspired by John Wycliffe, whose writings he helped translate into Czech.
Hus was a key predecessor to the Protestant movement of the 16th century. He was an advocate of church reforms, using Czech as the liturgical language, aligning the church's practices with teachings contained in the Bible, limiting the power of the church to spiritual matters, and stopping the sale of indulgences. The Council of Constance (1414-1418) which ended the Western schism also also condemned Jan Huss as a heretic.1
Jan Hus was burned at the stake with his writings2 on July 6, 1415 after the most significant heresy trial of the Middle Ages.3
His followers4 became known as Hussites.5
Jan Hus Day (Den upálení mistra) —The day of burning of Master Jan Hus on 6 July is a public holiday in the Czech Republic.
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