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Jan Rokycana

Bohemian archbishop
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Czech:
Jan z Rokycan
Born:
c. 1390,, Rokycany, Bohemia
Died:
Feb. 22, 1471, Prague
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Jan Rokycana (born c. 1390, Rokycany, Bohemia—died Feb. 22, 1471, Prague) was a priest, archbishop, and follower of Jan Hus (1372/73–1415); he was a chief organizer of the papally denounced Hussite Church and a major figure in Bohemian church history. Rokycana went to Prague probably in 1410, assisting and later succeeding Jakoubek of Stříbro as organizer of the Hussites. Gaining a reputation as a powerful preacher, Rokycana was made minister of the largest church in Prague in 1423. The next year he negotiated a peace with the Orphans, a left-wing group of Hussites, and in 1432 became their leader. The ...(100 of 344 words)

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