AP 23.367 Reformation – Before Luther (Early Calls for Reform)

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John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe (1320 – 1384) was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, Biblical translator, reformer, and seminary professor at Oxford. He was an influential dissident within the Roman Catholic priesthood during the 14th century.

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Jan Hus – (English Subtitled)
Jan Hus (1372 – 6 July 1415) was a Czech priest, philosopher, early Christian reformer and Master at Charles University in Prague. After John Wycliffe, the theorist of ecclesiastical Reformation, Hus is considered the first Church reformer, as he lived before Luther, Calvin and Zwingli.

Girolamo Savonarola was an Italian Dominican friar from Ferrara and preacher active in Renaissance Florence. He was known for his prophecies of civic glory, the destruction of secular art and culture, and his calls for Christian renewal.

XMN175261 St. Catherine of Siena (1347-80) after a painting by Francisco Zurbaran (1598-1664) (oil on canvas) by Allori, Cristofano (1577-1621); Musee de Picardie, Amiens, France; Giraudon; REPRODUCTION PERMISSION REQUIRED; Italian, out of copyright PLEASE NOTE: The Bridgeman Art Library works with the owner of this image to clear permission. If you wish to reproduce this image, please inform us so we can clear permission for you.

Did You Know? Saint Catherine of Siena
Saint Catherine of Siena TOSD (25 March 1347 – 29 April 1380), was a tertiary of the Dominican Order and a Scholastic philosopher and theologian who had a great influence on the Catholic Church. She is declared a saint and a doctor of the Church.
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Desiderius Erasmus
Desiderius Erasmus (28 October 1466 – 12 July 1536), known as Erasmus of Rotterdam, or simply Erasmus, was a Dutch Renaissance humanist, Catholic priest, social critic, teacher, and theologian.


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