Jan Hus

Here is a picture of Larry's Parents with Zachary, Laini and Larissa in front of the statue of Jan Hus in Old Town Square in Prague.

Jan Hus was a reformer who was influenced by John Wycliffe. Hus is mainly known for believing that people should have the Bible in their own language and that everyone should get to take the cup and the bread in communion (Catholics only got the bread and the priests took the cup). He also was against the church amassing wealth and property. Hus was invited to the Council of Constance in 1415 to defend his views. He was guaranteed safe passage, but when he got there they burned him at the stake. This set off a huge protestant movement in the Czech lands, which remained predominantly protestant until 1620 when the Catholics finally crushed them at the Battle of White Mountain near Prague. Not long after the defeat 27 protestant nobles were beheaded at Old Town Square and for years their heads hung in baskets on the tower of Charles Bridge.