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John Hus was burned at the stake.

Died June 1415, Konstanz



Jan Hus was excommunicated for these reasons.

Hus's calls for reforms and criticisms were made during the Schism. High Church leaders viewed Hus as an annoying stumbling block in reconciling the Church divided and excommunicated. Hus refused to repent and was excommunicated on July 6, 1415.

What happened to John Wycliffe, Jan Hus and others? Jan Hus was summoned before the council to defend himself and was soon burned at the stake on July 6, 1415. John Wycliffe died in 1384 after suffering a stroke. His writings were prohibited in 1415 and he was declared heretic. His body was burned and disinterred in 1428.

Another question is: What did Jan Hus do during the Reformation?

His work was primarily focused on the church. In 1401 he became a priest and was soon appointed to the Bethlehem Chapel as the preacher. This chapel was a private chapel that promoted religious reform. Hus was a well-known preacher, who was critical of bishops and priests who broke their vows to poverty and chastity.

Jan Hus translated the Bible?

Translations from Biblical books are a major feature of Czech literature during the Middle Ages. It is clear that Janhus had the Biblical in Bohemian prior to him and he and his successors began a revision of this text according the Vulgate. Hus' work on the Bible predates 1412.