Wednesday, September 12, 2018

Prague, Czech Republic: Jan Hus Monument

Here's a statue that grabs your attention immediately. It's in the middle of the Old Town Square.

The subject is Jan Hus, an important religious leader in Czech circles. You probably have heard about Martin Luther, whose complaints about the Catholic church led to all sorts of after-effect.

Bet you didn't know that Hus was complaining about those same practices 100 years before Luther spoke up. He was kicked out of the church for his trouble in 1410, but continued to preach in Prague. That didn't go over well, as you'd expect. Hus was given one last chance to change his views, and refused. So he was burned at the stake on July 6, 1415.

A mere 500 years later, this statue was unveiled. By the way, no celebrations were allowed that day, so people simply put flowers on it. One of the inscriptions on that statue is a quote from Hus: “Love each other and wish the truth to everyone." Hard to argue with that.

On the right of the photo is the beautiful Golz-Kinsky Palace. 

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