John Wycliffe

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John Wycliffe was a 14th-century English theologian and early church reformer known for criticizing ecclesiastical corruption and promoting vernacular Bible translation, laying groundwork for later Protestant movements.

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John Wycliffe canonical 9
John Wiclif 1
John Wyclif 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible translator
Catholic priest
Christian reformer
English person
human
philosopher
theologian
alternativeName John Wiclef
John Wycliffe
surface form: John Wiclif

John Wycliffe
surface form: John Wyclif
birthCountry Kingdom of England
birthPlace Hipswell
North Riding of Yorkshire
birthYear c. 1320s
burialPlace Lutterworth
causeOfDeath stroke
countryOfCitizenship Kingdom of England
deathCountry Kingdom of England
deathDate 31 December 1384
deathPlace Leicestershire
Lutterworth
doctrine critique of papal authority
emphasis on poverty and simplicity in the clergy
rejection of transubstantiation
supremacy of Scripture over church tradition
educatedAt University of Oxford
era Late Middle Ages
fieldOfWork biblical translation
philosophy
theology
inferredFrom 14th-century English theologian and early church reformer known for criticizing ecclesiastical corruption and promoting vernacular Bible translation
influenced Jan Hus
Lollardy
surface form: Lollards

Protestant reformers
surface form: Protestant Reformers
knownFor Wycliffe Bible translation
advocating church reform
criticizing ecclesiastical corruption
influencing later Protestant Reformation
promoting vernacular Bible translation
languageOfWorkOrName Latin
Middle English
movement Lollardy
name John Wycliffe self-link
notableWork Wycliffe Bible translation
surface form: Wycliffe Bible
occupation philosopher
priest
theologian
university teacher
positionHeld Master of Balliol College, Oxford
royal advisor on ecclesiastical matters
posthumousEvent condemned by the Council of Constance
remains exhumed and burned in 1428
religion Christianity
religiousAffiliation Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church
religiousTradition Western Christianity

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Lollardy inspiredBy John Wycliffe
Lollardy foundedBy John Wycliffe
Wycliffe Bible Translators namedAfter John Wycliffe
Jan Hus influencedBy John Wycliffe
Sir John Oldcastle (name only, disputed) influencedBy John Wycliffe
subject surface form: Sir John Oldcastle
Jerome of Prague influencedBy John Wycliffe
John Wycliffe name John Wycliffe self-link
John Wycliffe alternativeName John Wycliffe
this entity surface form: John Wyclif
John Wycliffe alternativeName John Wycliffe
this entity surface form: John Wiclif
Lollard Bible associatedWith John Wycliffe
Lollard knights inspiredBy John Wycliffe