Litany of Saints
Picture: unknown artist · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

Jan Hus

Czech theologian, philosopher and preacher (1369-1415)

SaintHoly Roman EmpirePre-congregation

Feast: 6 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
1371
Died
1415
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Jan Hus (; Czech: [ˈjan ˈɦus] ; c. 1369 – 6 July 1415), sometimes anglicized as John Goose or John Huss, and referred to in historical texts as Iohannes Hus or Johannes Huss, was a Czech Christian theologian and philosopher who became a Church reformer and the inspiration of Hussitism, a key predecessor to Protestantism, and a seminal figure in the Bohemian Reformation. Hus is considered to be the first Church reformer, even though some designate the theorist John Wycliffe. His teachings had a strong influence, most immediately in the approval of a reformed Bohemian religious denomination and, over a century later, on Martin Luther.

Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.

The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Connected on this site

  • John XXIII Saint
    “Hus then spoke out against Alexander V's successor, Antipope John XXIII, for his selling of indulgences.” — Wikipedia
Sources
  • Wikidata Q43977 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Jan Hus (CC BY-SA)

Not yet written up in full: no Church source with an account of this person has been found yet. The name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.

All saints · About this site · Report a mistake on this page