Death
Jerome evaded church and political authorities for quite some time, and tended to be quite coy about it. Hus had been tricked to attending the Council of Constance after receiving a letter promising immunity, and was arrested and imprisoned upon arrival. Although Hus and other friends of Jerome warned him not to come, Jerome could not resist, and he himself went to the Council of Constance. Predictably, he created a stir in the town, and attempted to flee back to Bohemia, however, he was unable to evade the authorities and was consequently imprisoned and brought back to Constance. After sitting in detention for more than a year, Jerome confessed to his alleged charges of heresy. However, the Council of Constance kept him imprisoned as they wanted a more incriminating confession and doubting his sincerity. He was outraged, and withdrew his confession, and began to denounce the church once again. The Council decided to burn Jerome at the stake (Hus had been burned at the stake while Jerome was imprisoned), making Jerome of Prague the first official martyr for the Hussite reform cause.
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