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Trial of Jan Hus at Constance

Type Event Region Europe Time 1414–1415

From November 1414 to July 1415, Bohemian reformer Jan Hus came to the Council of Constance under Emperor Sigismund's safe-conduct guarantee but was …

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  1. 1414Constance · Baden-WürttembergHus arrived at Constance with the emperor's safe-conduct papers, but days later was arrested by council authorities and imprisoned in the bishop's palace dungeon; his safe-conduct guarantee was rejected by the council.
  2. 1414–1415Constance · Baden-WürttembergCouncil theologians questioned Hus on his writings' claims about papal authority, transubstantiation, and church corruption; Hus refused to retract doctrinal positions deemed heretical.
  3. 1415Constance · Baden-WürttembergThe council formally declared Hus an obstinate heretic, stripped him of his holy orders, and handed him over to secular authorities for execution, paving the way for his burning that same day.

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