The Council of Constance declared Wycliffe a heretic on 4 May 1415, and banned his writings, effectively both excommunicating him retroactively and making him an early forerunner of Protestantism. The Council decreed that Wycliffe’s works should be burned and his bodily remains removed from consecrated ground. This order, confirmed by Pope Martin V, was carried out in 1428.[7] Wycliffe’s corpse was exhumed and burned and the ashes cast into the River Swift, which flows through Lutterworth.
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From the Lutterworth Museum: In 1374 this early church reformer was made Rector of Lutterworth as a royal reward for his diplomatic services. He appointed a curate to carry out his parochial duties while he preached sermons and wrote tracts, in Oxford and London, that threatened the doctrines of the Roman Church. The first translation of the Bible into English Read more...
In front of the Methodist Church is the Wycliffe Memorial in Lutterworth. Memorial to John Wycliffe, (1324-84). Dated June 1897. Stone with marble panels. Obelisk on granite plinth with four steps to higher rough-hewn granite plinth to stepped pedestal. Panelled foot with inscriptions, coved knop and tall obelisk above. Inscribed ‘John Wycliffe/ Born 1324/ Died 1384/ Rector of Lutterworth/ Read more...
