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Jerome of Prague

Type Figure Region Bohemia Time 1379–1416 Also known as Jerome

A Bohemian scholar and Hussite leader and one of Jan Hus's closest companions, he was condemned as a heretic and burned at the stake by the Council o…

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  1. 1415–1416Constance · SwabiaHe arrived at Constance after Jan Hus's execution, publicly defending his teachings and condemning the council for violating safe-conducts; he at one point fled but voluntarily returned to face trial, refusing to abandon his reformist stance.
  2. 1416Constance · SwabiaOn May 30, 1416, the council condemned him as a heretic and had him burned at the stake; together with Hus's death, this became a historical symbol of Bohemia's religious reform and national identity.

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