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Execution of Jan Hus

Type Event Region Europe Time 1415

On July 6, 1415, after the Council of Constance condemned Jan Hus as a heretic, he was burned at the stake outside Constance;…

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  1. 1415Bishop's Palace of Constance · Baden-WürttembergThe council gave Hus a final chance to withdraw his teachings; Hus refused to confess guilt, insisted on his reformist views, and was formally declared an obstinate heretic.
  2. 1415Outside Constance · Baden-WürttembergHus was bound to a stake and put to death, and his writings were burned as well. Witnesses said he prayed to the end, and the Bohemian delegates were outraged.

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