Jan hus and john wycliffe biography
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Jan hus and john wycliffe biography
Biography of Jan Hus, Religious Reformer and Martyr
A century before Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses criticizing the Roman Catholic Church, Czech pastor and church reformer Jan Hus pointed out the same problems.
The Church labeled Hus a heretic and burned him at the stake.
But Hus' complaints would not die with him. Instead, they sparked a wildfire of protest that roared across Europe, changing Christianity forever.
Early Life and Career
The birth of Jan Hus around 1370 was of little notice in the southern Bohemian town of Husinec.
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His parents were peasants, and as an adult, he shortened his surname from Husinec to Hus.
By 1394, Hus had earned a bachelor's degree at the University of Prague. Two years later he added a master's and became an instructor at the university.
A struggle at the university pitted the German masters, who opposed church reform, against the Czech masters, who admired the writings of John Wycliffe (1330 - 1384), an English reformer who tran