Jan Hus - Libán, Czech Republic
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Sandstone monument dedicated to Jan Hus (1370-1415), Czech priest, philosopher and reformer, designed by famous Czech sculptor Ladislav Šaloun on main square of town Libán./Pomník Mistra Jana Husa do Ladislava Šalouna na námestí Svobody v Libáni.
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Location: Královéhradecký kraj, Czechia
Date Posted: 12/03/2014
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The sandstone monument dedicate to a great Czech religious thinker and reformer can be found on námestí Svobody (Freedom square) in small town near Jicín - Libán. The monument was made by Czech sculptor Frantisek Bilek (1889-1944) according to a model of famous Czech sculptor of the Art Nouveau period, Ladislav Saloun, an author of colossal memorial on the Old Town Square in Prague commemorating Jan Hus as well. The monument was unveiled July 6, 1925. The over-life size statue }about 3 meters) depicts Jan Hus worn in long priest's robe, having his right hand laid on book (the Bible). The statue is placed on even higher sandstone pedestal. In front face of the pedestal there are small cases, where in 1938 were placed soils from five battlefields, where fought the Czechoslovak Legion during World War I.
Biography
Jan (John) Hus (born 1370, Husinec, Bohemia — died July 6, 1415, Konstanz, Switzerland)was a Bohemian religious reformer. He studied and taught at the University of Prague, where he was influenced by John Wycliffe. As rector of the university from 1402, he became leader of a reform movement that criticized the corruption of the Roman Catholic clergy. The movement was threatened when Wycliffe's teachings were condemned by the church, and Hus's position was further undermined by his stand in the power struggles among rival popes. He was excommunicated in 1411 but continued to preach. Renewed sale of indulgences by the antipope John XXIII earned Hus's criticism, which in turn led to a revival of the case of heresy against him. He was invited to the Council of Constance to explain his views; though promised safe conduct, he was arrested, tried for heresy, and burned at the stake. His writings were important in the development of the Czech language as well as in the theology of church reform, and his followers were called Hussites.
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