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Religious reformer John Wycliffe is condemned as a heretic at the Council of Constance.

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John Wycliffe

English theologian (c. 1331 – 1384)

John Wycliffe was an English scholastic philosopher, Christian reformer, Catholic priest, and a theology professor at the University of Oxford. Wycliffe is traditionally believed to have advocated for or made a vernacular translation of the Vulgate Bible into Middle English,…
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Heresy in Christianity

Formal denial or doubt of a core Christian doctrine

Heresy in Christianity denotes the formal denial or doubt of a core doctrine of the Christian faith as defined by one or more of the Christian churches.
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Council of Constance

1414–1418 ecumenical council that settled the Western Schism

The Council of Constance was an ecumenical council of the Catholic Church that was held from 1414 to 1418 in the Bishopric of Constance (Konstanz) in present-day Germany. This was the first time that an ecumenical council was convened in the Holy Roman Empire. The council ended…
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May 4

Day of the year

May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 241 days remain until the end of the year.
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