Lollardy
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Lollardy was a late medieval English religious reform movement inspired by John Wycliffe that criticized church corruption, promoted vernacular scripture, and anticipated many ideas later associated with Protestantism.
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian movement
→
heresy → medieval social movement → religious reform movement → |
| advocated |
authority of scripture over church tradition
→
communion in both kinds for the laity → lay preaching → moral reform of the clergy → poverty of the clergy → translation of the Bible into English → use of vernacular scripture → |
| associatedWith |
Lollard Bible
→
Lollard knights → Peasants' Revolt of 1381 → |
| coreBelief |
church consists of the community of the predestined
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salvation through personal faith and scripture → |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of England → |
| criticized |
corruption in the medieval Church
→
monasticism → papal authority → pilgrimages → sale of indulgences → veneration of images → wealth of the clergy → |
| doctrine |
emphasis on the Bible as sole authority
→
opposition to prayers for the dead → rejection of auricular confession to priests → rejection of clerical celibacy → rejection of purgatory → rejection of transubstantiation → spiritual interpretation of the Eucharist → |
| endTime | 16th century → |
| foundedBy | John Wycliffe → |
| influenced |
English Reformation Parliament era
→
surface form:
English Reformation
Hussite movement → Protestantism in England → |
| inspiredBy | John Wycliffe → |
| languageOfWorship | Middle English → |
| legalStatus |
condemned as heresy at the Council of Constance
→
suppressed by English heresy laws → |
| mainRegion |
England
→
Wales → |
| nameEtymology | possibly derived from Middle Dutch "lollaerd" meaning "mumbler" or "mutterer" → |
| opposedBy |
English episcopate
→
Kingdom of England →
surface form:
English monarchy
Roman Catholicism →
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
| originatedIn | England → |
| persecutedUnder |
King Henry IV of England
→
surface form:
Henry IV of England
Henry V of England → |
| religiousTradition | Christianity → |
| startTime | late 14th century → |
| theologicalOrientation |
pre-Reformation reformist
→
proto-Protestant → |
| viewOnChurchProperty | secular rulers may confiscate property of sinful clergy → |
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