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Wycliffe, John.
Bio data:
| Data | source |
|---|---|
| born in Yorkshire; scholar at Oxford; worked in: Fillingham,Lincolnshire; Lutterworth, Leicestershire; Ludgershall, Buckinghamshire; argued that the church should be disendowed of its property; rejected papal authority and the doctrine of transubstantiation; | Crystal, David, 2005 |
| theologian, philosopher, and religious reformer; known as Doctor Evangelicus; possibly born in mid-1320s; good reason to believe he was born into Richmondshire family from the North Riding village of Wycliffe; "advocated the teaching of the laity in the vernacular"; | Hudson, Anne & Kenny, Anthony, 2004 |
Events:
| Start | end | description |
|---|---|---|
| 1361 May | 1368 | Wycliffe at Fillingham |
| 1374 July | Wycliffe appointed envoy for Bruges negotiations | |
| 1376 September | Wycliffe summoned by John of Gaunt | |
| 1377 February | Wycliffe accused of seditious preaching | |
| 1377 May | Pope Gregory XI condemns Wycliffe | |
| 1382 | 1st Wycliffe bible | |
| 1388 | 2nd Wycliffe bible |