Huss, John 'Jan Hus' [cenotaph] b. 1369 d. July 6, 1415 John Huss (Jan Hus) was a Bohemian theologian who became Confessor to the Queen under King Wenceslas IV. He opposed the selling of indulgences, and was convicted of heresy and burned at the stake. This set off the Hussite Wars which lasted until 1435. Huss became revered as a martyr. His 1915 monument displays his last words: "Truth will prevail." (Bio by: Geoff Walden) Cause of death: burned at the stake Old Town Square, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic
Memorial, Bohemian Rebellion Martyrs Memorial Site. Inlaid among the cobblestones of Prague's Old Town Square are a pair of crossed swords wreathed with a crown of thorns, 27 individual crosses, and a dark date in Czech history. The mosaics mark the execution site of 27 Protestant leaders on June 21, 1621, for their role in the failed Bohemian Rebellion (also known as the Estates Rebellion, 1618 to 1620), against the ruling pro-Catholic Habsburg Monarchy. This was the first phase of what became the Thirty Years' War. Among...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Old Town Square, Prague, Prague Capital City, Czech Republic Plot: At the east side of Old Town Hall
b. 1369 d. July 6, 1415