Jan Hus
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Jan Hus 🇨🇿

Jan Hus (Known as "John Huss")
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Born c. 1372 🇨🇿 Husinec, Kingdom of Bohemia
Passed Away Jul 06, 1415 Constance, Holy Roman Empire
Lifespan 43 years old
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"Therefore, faithful Christian, seek the truth, listen to the truth, learn the truth, love the truth, speak the truth, hold the truth, and defend the truth unto death."

Archival Overview

Bohemian religious reformer, rector of Prague University, and martyr whose vernacular Czech preaching against indulgences ignited the Hussite movement and inspired Martin Luther.

Biographical Record

Jan Hus (c. 1372–1415 CE) preached to thousands in the Czech tongue at the Bethlehem Chapel in Prague, attacking moral corruption in the clergy and clerical greed.

Promised safe-conduct by Emperor Sigismund to defend his views at the Council of Constance, he was imprisoned; refusing to recant statements he never made, he died singing hymns in the flames.

Key Life Milestones

1402

Appointed Preacher at Bethlehem Chapel

Preached reform in the vernacular Czech language to over 3,000 parishioners weekly in Prague.

1415

Martyrdom at the Council of Constance

Burned at the stake outside Constance's city walls, courageously declaring his soul unto Jesus Christ.

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Final Resting Place

Perpetual Memorial
Memorial Stone of Hus
Constance, Germany
GPS: 47.6603, 9.1758
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