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Jan Hus

Jan Hus (c. 1372–1415) was a Czech theologian, philosopher, and reformer whose critique of ecclesiastical authority anticipated the Protestant Reformation. His major works, including De Ecclesia and On Simony , argued for the primacy of Scripture over papal decrees and championed the moral reform of the clergy. Burned at the stake for heresy, Hus’s emphasis on lay communion and predestinarian thought left a lasting impact on medieval philosophy and religious literature.

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