O God and Lord, now the council condemns even Your own act and Your own law as heresy, since You Yourself did lay Your cause before Your Father as the just judge, as an example for us, whenever we are sorely oppressed.
Jan Hus Quotes
For God is my witness that I neither preached, affirmed, nor defended them, though they say that I did.
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| Death: | 6th July, 1415 |
| Nationality: | Czech |
| Profession: | Philosopher, Priest, Reformer |
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Jan Hus was born in Husinec, Czech Republic. He was a Czech priest, philosopher, dean and rector at Charles University in Prague, church reformer, and a key predecessor to Protestantism. He studied philosophy and theology. He earned a BA degree in 1393 and an MA degree in 1396 from the University of Prague. He was appointed a preacher at the newly built Bethlehem Chapel around the same time. He wrote several books include: Dcerka, The Church, Orthographia bohemica, and Opera omnia.
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