14021402–1415 · Prague

Jan Hus and the Bohemian Reformation

The Jan Hus Memorial in Prague's Old Town Square — Photo: Tadeáš Gregor. CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Jan Hus preached church reform in Czech at Prague's Bethlehem Chapel, attacking the sale of indulgences and the wealth of the clergy. Summoned to the Council of Constance under a promise of safe conduct, he was burned as a heretic in 1415. His death set off the Hussite wars, and his ideas anticipated the Protestant Reformation by a century.

Religious & Pilgrimage
Revolutions & Resistance
Prague, Czech Republic

Sites

Site 1: Bethlehem ChapelRebuilt preaching hall where Hus addressed crowds in Czech.Map ↗
Site 2: Jan Hus Memorial, Old Town SquareMonument unveiled in 1915, five hundred years after his death.Map ↗
Site 3: TáborHussite stronghold town with tunnels and a Hussite museum.Map ↗