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Jan Hus

Czech reformer and inspiration of Hussitism

Jan Hus was a Czech theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and the inspiration of Hussitism, a key predecessor to Protestantism.[1] The village of Husinec in southern Bohemia is the place from which Jan Hus derived his name, and he was born there to parents of peasant status, though the exact year of his birth is disputed with estimates ranging from around 1369 to 1375.[2]

Quick Facts

Region
Western philosophy
Era
Renaissance philosophy
Other names
John Goose, John Huss
Born
c. 1369
Birthplace
Husinec, Bohemia, Holy Roman Empire
Died
6 July 1415
Place of death
Konstanz, Bishopric of Constance, Holy Roman Empire
Cause of death
Execution by burning

Facts from the source article.

Life and work

Hus was appointed a preacher at the Bethlehem Chapel in 1402 and denounced the moral failings of clergy, bishops, and even the papacy from his pulpit.[3][4] Hus left Prague to protect the city from an interdict and continued to preach and write in the countryside.[5] He agreed to go to the Council of Constance under Sigismund's promise of safe-conduct, but was imprisoned after a few weeks.[6][7] Hus was executed at the stake on 6 July 1415.[8][1]

Hus's teaching career at the University of Prague began in 1398, and he was ordained a Catholic priest two years later, in 1400.[3] Papal bulls were set on fire by some of Hus's supporters, and three commoners who had publicly denounced the indulgences as fraudulent were executed by beheading.[9][10]

What the cited sources add

The "Archaeological and Historical Evidence" website states that Hus was born in 1369 and died in 1415, and describes him as a master, dean, and rector of Charles University.[8] According to the same source, the selling of indulgences was interpreted by some as evidence that the Church was corrupt and required reform.[8]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Jan Hus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Demy, "The Reformers on War, Peace, and Justice", Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2019, p. 5; Lamport, "Hymns and Hymnody: Historical and Theological Introductions, Volume 2: From Catholic Europe to Protestant Europe", Wipf and Stock Publishers, 2019, p. 227; Walker, "A History of the Christian Church", Ravenio Books, 2014, p. 56; Verhoeven, "Learning to Read across Languages and Writing Systems", Cambridge University Press, 2017, p. 372 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Jan Hus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kuhns 1907, p. 40; Lützow 1909, p. 64; Gillett 1863, p. 464–466; Kuhns 1907, p. 40; Lützow 1909, p. 64; Lützow 1909, p. 64 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Jan Hus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kuhns 1907, p. 40; Campbell, "The Oxford Dictionary of the Renaissance", Oxford University Press, 2003; Kuhns 1907, p. 40; Kuhns 1907, p. 40; Kuhns 1907, p. 40; Wilhelm 1910 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Jan Hus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gillett 1863, p. 464–466; Gilpin 1809, p. 141 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Wikipedia, "Jan Hus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Kuhns 1907, p. 40 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  6. Wikipedia, "Jan Hus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Gillett 1863, p. 464–466 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  7. Wikipedia, "Jan Hus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Fudge 2010, p. 9 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  8. "Archaeological and Historical Evidence – Falling Away from the Pure Gospel of Jesus Christ", www.supportingevidences.net. facts only, no text reused. supportingevidences.net
  9. Wikipedia, "Jan Hus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Schaff 1953, p. 415–420 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  10. Wikipedia, "Jan Hus" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Herzog, "The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge: Embracing Biblical, Historical, Doctrinal, and Practical Theology and Biblical, Theological, and Ecclesiastical Biography from the Earliest Times to the (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org

Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article Jan Hus (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.

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