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Hus, Jan
,
or John Huss

(1373–1415).
Bohemian Christian Reformer. An ordained
priest
and popular preacher, he came to accept some of
Wycliff's
teachings as they were disseminated in early 15th-cent. Bohemia. The propagation of these views about reform coincided with the
Great Schism
, and it was agreed to hold a Council at
Constance
in 1414 to settle the controversy. The Emperor Sigismund promised Hus safe conduct, but Hus was arrested and privately convicted of perpetrating Wycliffite ideas: extracts from his own
De Ecclesia
(1413) were used to accuse him of heresy. He was condemned and burnt at the stake on 6 July 1415. He has remained a vital figure of Czech identity and resistance to foreign domination, especially in the 20th cent.

 
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Husain
(son of ‘Ali and Im
m)
:

see
AL-HUSAIN
.

 
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Huss, John
:

see
HUS, JAN
.

 
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Husserl, Edmund
(philosopher)
:

see
PHENOMENOLOGY
.

 
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Hutterites
(radical Reformation group)
:

see
ANABAPTISTS
.

 
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