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John Wycliffe

Type Figure Region England Time c. 1328–1384 Also known as John Wycliffe、Wyclif、Wycliffe、约翰·威克里夫

John Wycliffe (c. 1328–1384), English theologian and Oxford scholar, was a pioneer of 14th-century religious reform thought.…

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  1. c. 1345–1360Oxford · OxfordshireHe entered the University of Oxford around the 1340s to study, receiving scholastic theological training; during this period he laid the foundations of his later theological criticism and political thought, coming into close contact with the contemporary English church and university system.
  2. 1361–1384Oxford · OxfordshireAround 1361 he became a professor at the University of Oxford and later served as head of Balliol College. He systematically expounded "nominalist" theology, criticized papal corruption and transubstantiation, and promoted an English translation of the Bible; his ideas were condemned by the church but had far-reaching influence.

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