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Jan Rokycana (also known in English as John of Rokycany and Jan of Rokycany; also known in Czech as Jan z Rokycan) (c. 1396 in Rokycany – 21 February 1471 in Prague) was a Czech Hussite theologian in the Kingdom of Bohemia and a key figure of the Bohemian Reformation.
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.
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In the first half of the XV. century, the Church became the central Hussite Church, the Archbishop of which was Jan Rokycana. Despite the fact that in 1679 it was severely damaged by fire, it managed to maintain its grandeur and acquire uniqueness.
Jan Rokycana, též Jan z Rokycana, i Jan z Rokycan (asi 1396 Rokycany – 22. února 1471 Praha), byl husitský teolog, zvolený arcibiskup kališnické církve.
In the 15th century, the Church of Our Lady before Tyn was a mainstay of Prague's Hussites. The only elected Hussite archbishop Jan Rokycana was a parson here. At that time, a statue of the Hussite King George of Podebrady was placed on a gable between two towers.
Under the leadership of Jan Rokycana, the future archbishop of the Hussite church, the Hussites’ dealings with the Council of Basel advanced markedly after the battle. The final agreement came to be known as the Compacts ( Compactata ) of Basel.
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