jul 6, 1415 - Jan Hus burned for heresy
Description:
Under pressure from German Emperor Sigismund, council met @Constance to: wipe out heresy, end schism, + reform churchWipe out heresy: Jan Hus was tried, condemned, & burned@stake for heresy 1415
End schism: deposed roman, pisa, and avignon popes, and elected Roman cardinal Colonna (‘Martin V’) as new pope
Reform: didn’t do much. Oops.
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Date:
jul 6, 1415
Now
~ 610 years ago