What is Jan Hus?
[[File:Jan Hus at the Stake.jpg|thumb|Jan Hus [[burned at the stake]]]] '''Jan Hus''', or '''John Huss''' ({{Circa}} 1370 - 6 July 1415) was born in [[Husinec]], [[Bohemia]] (now [[Czech Republic]]). He was a Bohemian religious thinker and reformer who started a religious movement that was strongly influenced by the beliefs of the [[England|English]] scholar [[John Wycliffe]]. Hus studied at the University of [[Prague]]. Around 1400, he became a [[Catholic]] [[priest]] and soon accepted a position of preaching in [[Czech language|Czech]], the language that is spoken in Bohemia. While preaching, he studied Wycliffe’s writings and came to agree with them, especially because of how real they were. In 1403, Hus asked the church to undo the ban on Wycliffe's writings, and he translated them into Czech. The church, led by [[Rchbishop]] Zbynek Zajíc, refused. In 1410, Zajíc ordered for Hus's writings be burned and foe Hus and his followers, the '''Hussites''', to be forced out of the church. Hus was [[excommunication|excommunicated]] in 1411, condemned by the [[Council of Constance]], and [[burned at the stake]] on 6 July 1415 in [[Konstanz]], [[Germany]].<ref>Haber, Katharine. 2013. Jan Hus. ''World history: ancient and medieval eras''. ABC-CLIO.</ref><ref>Ozment, Steven. 2013. ''Reformation''. World Book.</ref> When Hus was killed, his followers revolted and fought against the Catholics but were defeated in 1431. == Hus' teachings == *The (Catholic) Church is made of all those meant to be saved (''ecclesia est universitas praedestinatorum''). It is not made of the hierarchy of priests. *Christ is the head of the Church, not the Pope. It is therefore not necessary to obey the pope to be saved. Many of his teachings were later taken up by [[Martin Luther]]. == References == {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hus, Jan}} [[Category:1369 births]] [[Category:1415 deaths]] [[Category:Christian ministers]] [[Category:Christianity of the Middle Ages]] [[Category:Czech people]] [[Category:Konstanz]] [[Category:People excommunicat