Statue of Jan Hus (1372-1415), Prague, Czech Republic
This is a photograph that I took of a memorial statue that was dedicated in 1915 to the Protestant reformer Jan Hus (1372 - 1415). Hus was strongly influenced by the English reformer John Wycliffe and spent a large portion of his life working to reform the Roman Catholic Church. He strongly opposed the Church's use of indulgences. Hus was subsequently arrested and prosecuted for his heretical crimes against the church. Hus refused to recant his ideologies and was sentenced to death by a Catholic tribunal. He was burned at the stake in Prague on July 6, 1415. July 6th is observed as a national holiday in the Czech Republic as "Jan Hus Day." At his death, he predicted the coming off a great reformer in 100 years....102 years later, Martin Luther was born.
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