Daily Medieval

Although Donatus Magnus ' appeal at the Council of Arles failed, and  he was exiled to Gaul until his death, Donatism did not die out. A...

The Council of Constance (illustrated here) in 1414 has been mentioned before—or, at least, its outcomes. It was at this, the 16th ecumenica...

[ In memoriam : William Shaw, 1917 - 2012] Have modern funerary practices always been in place? Were there different methods (and reasons...

After Jan Hus was executed for heresy in 1415 (Jan Hus has been discussed here and here ), his followers, called Hussites, continued to pro...

[The first part to this is here .] Jan Hus (c.1369-6 July 1415) was enamored of the ideas of John Wycliffe , creating controversy for Bohe...

Jan Hus (1369-6 July, 1415) was a pious child whose manners and performance while singing and serving in church in Prague distinguished him....

After the Fall of Constantinople in 1453 to the Turks, Nicholas of Cusa (c.1400-1464) wrote De pace fidei (On the Peace of Faith), in which...