Jan Želivský
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Jan Želivský (1380 in
Humpolec Humpolec (; german: Humpoletz) is a town in Pelhřimov District in the Vysočina Region of the Czech Republic. It has about 11,000 inhabitants. Administrative parts Villages of Brunka, Hněvkovice, Kletečná, Krasoňov, Lhotka, Petrovice, Pla ...
– 9 March 1422 in
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) was a prominent Czech priest during the
Hussite The Hussites ( cs, Husité or ''Kališníci''; "Chalice People") were a Czech proto-Protestant Christian movement that followed the teachings of reformer Jan Hus, who became the best known representative of the Bohemian Reformation. The Huss ...
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.


Life

Želivský preached at Church of Saint Mary Major. He was one of a few
Utraquist Utraquism (from the Latin ''sub utraque specie'', meaning "under both kinds") or Calixtinism (from chalice; Latin: ''calix'', mug, borrowed from Greek ''kalyx'', shell, husk; Czech: kališníci) was a belief amongst Hussites, a reformist Christi ...
priests in Prague at the time and he was strongly influential, owing to his sermons which were noted both for their eloquence and their apocalyptic descriptions. On 30 July 1419, Želivský led the Hussite procession through the streets of Prague, and past the New Town Hall. "The priest and his followers were, however, received with derision by the town-councillors, who appears at the windows, and stones were thrown at the procession. One of the stones struck Priest John elivský.. and the infuriated people immediately attempted to storm the town hall." This event ended in the First Defenestration of Prague, which was one of the major triggering events for the Hussite Wars. After his defeat in the Battle of Brüx in 1421, Želivský was removed from command. On 9 March 1422, during the civil wars between the various Hussite factions, he was arrested by the town council of Prague and decapitated.


Legacy

Many streets in the Czech Republic are named after Jan Želivský, including a long street in Prague. The nearby Želivského metro station is named after him as well.


References

1380 births 1422 deaths People from Humpolec Hussite martyrs People of the Hussite Wars {{christian-clergy-stub