Jan Milíč of Kroměříž

Timeline

1. c. 1320–1340Kroměříž · MoraviaBorn in Kroměříž, Moravia, he later studied theology in Paris and Prague, receiving scholastic training that laid the academic and religious foundation for his later preaching and reform activities in Bohemia.
2. 1341–1359Prague · PragueFrom the 1340s he preached publicly in Prague in the Czech language, criticizing the corruption of church life and the Avignon papacy; he was briefly imprisoned by Charles IV, but his reform message resonated widely in Bohemian society.
3. 1360–1374Prague · PragueIn the 1360s he founded the penitential 'New Jerusalem' community in Prague, practicing simple gospel life and continuing to write and preach; he died in or en route to Avignon in 1374 while seeking reconciliation with the papacy, and his thought paved the way for the later Hussite movement.