John Wycliffe, Wycliffe also spelled Wycliff, Wyclif, Wicliffe, or Wiclif, (born c. 1330, Yorkshire, England—died December 31, 1384, Lutterworth, Leicestershire), English theologian, philosopher, church reformer, and promoter of the first complete translation of the Bible into English.

Who Burned John Wycliffe's body?

The word was originally associated with particular Christian fraternities who were thought to be excessively and falsely pious. In the spring of 1428 a group of churchmen dug up the bones of Wycliffe and burned them. This grisly enterprise was carried out at the instruction of Pope Martin V.

Where did Wycliffe grow up?

John Wycliffe was born near Richmond in the North Ridings, Yorkshire sometime in the 1820s. His family were of Saxon origins. As a young man, he moved to Oxford to study natural science, mathematics and theology. He studied at Balliol College, where he would later became the Master of Balliol.