John Wycliffe
(John Wycliffe, Wyclif or Wiclef, called Juan Wiclef in Spanish; Hipswell, c .1320-Lutterworth, 1384) English theologian who defended the authority of the monarchy against Roman claims and advocated the secularization of ecclesiastical property.He taught theology at Oxford, where he wrote an ecclesiological Summa , promoted the translation of the Bible into English, and trained preachers who proclaimed a religious and social egalitarianism based only on biblical texts.When the great Schism of the West occurred, he conceived the project of a Church detached from the papacy.He condemned indulgences and upheld the supreme and exclusive authority of Scripture; he leaned in favor of the peasants, increasing his popularity, but he became suspicious before the crown.After his death, his doctrines would be condemned at the Council of Constance (May 1415).In 1428 his remains were exhumed and burned.
John Wycliffe
As a priest, he studied at Oxford around 1344; Very gifted in mathematics and philosophy, the young Wycliffe nevertheless devoted himself to theology, canon law and English civil law.He later became rector of the Balliol College (1361), where he taught philosophy and theology.
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