Medieval
Jan Hus
c. 1369 – 1415 · Bohemia
“...We ought to obey God rather than men.”
Acts 5:29 (KJV)
In the Life of the Saints
A Bohemian priest and rector of Charles University in Prague, Hus preached in the common language and criticized the sale of indulgences a century before Luther. Promised safe conduct to defend his views at the Council of Constance, he was arrested anyway and burned at the stake, a betrayal that fueled unrest in Bohemia for decades.
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