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Jan Hus

Type Figure Region Bohemia Time c. 1372–1415 Also known as Hus

Jan Hus (c. 1372–1415), Bohemian reformer from Husinec, preached scriptural authority and against corruption, was tried at Constance and burned at th…

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  1. 1372–1376Husinec · BohemiaHus was born to a commoner family near Husinec in southern Bohemia and spent his early years in the 1370s in the Bohemian countryside, receiving basic religious and literacy education that laid the foundation for his later studies in Prague.
  2. 1377–1380Bohemia · BohemiaFrom 1377 to 1380 Hus continued growing up in Bohemia, gradually preparing to enter Charles University in Prague; this period coincided with Wenceslaus IV's early accession to the Bohemian throne, when currents of church and social reform had not yet appeared but the regional cultural background had already shaped his Bohemian identity.

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