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Title: John Hus
A brief story of the life of a martyr

Author: William Dallmann

Release Date: July 25, 2008 [EBook #26129]

Language: English

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JOHN HUS

A BRIEF STORY OF THE LIFE OF A MARTYR

_by_

WILLIAM DALLMANN

CONCORDIA PUBLISHING HOUSE SAINT LOUIS, MO. 1915

[Illustration: JOHN HUS]

CONTENTS.

PAGE

1. The Youth of Hus 1
2. Wiclif's Influence on Hus 5
3. Hus is Opposed 6
4. Hus Offends the Clergy 6
5. Hus Again Rector 8
6. Hus is Accused to the Pope 10
7. Hus Opposes the Pope 15
8. Hus is Excommunicated 17
9. Hus in Exile 18
10. The Council of Constance is Called to Convene 20
11. Hus Arrives at Constance 22
12. Hus in Prison 28
13. Hus Before the Council 35
14. Hus Again Before the Council 38
15. Hus Once More Before the Council 40
16. Hus Prepares for Death 45
17. Hus Condemned 48
18. Hus Degraded 51
19. Hus Made Over to the Emperor 55
20. Hus Burned 55

JOHN HUS

BURNED JULY 6th. 1415

I.

The Youth of Hus.

In a humble hamlet in the southern section of beautiful Bohemia near
the Bavarian border of poor peasant parents was born a boy and called
Jan--Hus was a