HIST-308 Chapter Notes - Chapter 5: John Wycliffe, Lollardy, Waldensians
21 Jan 2020
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In the 12th century came the cathars and waldensians. In the 14th and 15th centuries came a group of heretics who had similar teachings of martin luther: english lollards followed john wycliff, bohemian hussites followed jan hus. They"re considered "forerunners" of the reformation, but are considered heretics by the. Catholic church at the time: john wycliff (1330-84): a professor at the university of oxford who attacked major doctrines of christianity, especially the church"s authority. He said the scripture was the judge of all doctrine. Wanted the bible to get translated into the vernacular so common people could read it. His followers were known as the lollards: produced the first english translation of the. Died in 1384, but the council of constance and pope martin v exhumed his body and burned it: jan hus (1372-1415): czech reformer in prague who was influenced by wycliff but had created his own ideas. His preaching were against simony: buying of church offices.
