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.


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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
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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