John Wiclef

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John Wiclef is an alternative spelling of John Wycliffe, the 14th-century English theologian and early church reformer whose Bible translation and criticisms of ecclesiastical authority anticipated the Protestant Reformation.

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instanceOf Bible translator
Christian reformer
human
theologian
alternateNameOf John Wycliffe NERFINISHED
associatedWith English Bible translation tradition
pre-Reformation church reform
centuryOfActivity 14th century
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
criticized church wealth
indulgences
papal authority
doctrineOpposed certain medieval Catholic practices
educatedAt University of Oxford
era Late Middle Ages
ethnicGroup English
familyName Wiclef NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork biblical translation
philosophy
theology
gender male
givenName John NERFINISHED
hasEffect anticipated the Protestant Reformation
influenced Jan Hus NERFINISHED
Lollards NERFINISHED
later Protestant reformers
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Middle English NERFINISHED
movement Lollardy NERFINISHED
proto-Protestantism
name John Wiclef NERFINISHED
notableFor early criticism of ecclesiastical authority
influence on the Protestant Reformation
translation of the Bible into English
occupation Bible translator
philosopher
priest
theologian
placeOfActivity England
Oxford NERFINISHED
positionHeld theology master at the University of Oxford
religion Catholic Church (medieval) NERFINISHED
theologicalView advocacy of vernacular Bible
emphasis on Scripture as highest authority

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John Wycliffe alternativeName John Wiclef