Jan Hus was a religious thinker and reformer, born in Southern
Bohemia in 1369
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John Wyclif. His followers became known as
Hussites. The
Catholic Church did not condone such uprisings, and Hus was excommunicated in 1411
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July 6,
1415. He was condemned by the [Council of Constance]
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Today, a statue of Jan Hus can be seen at the Prague old town square, the Starometske námestí.
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