HIST 10800 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Pope Urban Vi, Jan Hus, John Wycliffe
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What: a split in the church declaring that the french and italian popes were false popes by the opposing side. Why: pope urban vi was voted pope, but many cardinals regretted their decision and decided to elect another pope, and they chose clement vii. How: having two popes split the french and the italian christians, thus causing the split in the church: john wycliffe. Who: an english scholar who challenged the church. What: reminded/told people that jesus should be head of the church, not the pope. The clergy should own no land or wealth. The bible, not the pope was the final authority for christian life. Who: scholar of bohemia/czech republic, spokesman for czech national feeling and religious reform. What: taught that the authority of the bible was higher than that of the pope. Preached sermons in czech, and was excommunicated in 1411. What: a plague that spread through europe and killed more lives than any war until the.
