List of People Excommunicated By The Roman Catholic Church - 15th Century

15th Century

  • Saint Joan of Arc was excommunicated by Bishop Pierre Cauchon (even though he allowed her Holy Communion immediately before her immolation) on 30 May 1431. She was later fully reconciled to the Catholic Church at her posthumous Trial of Nullification on 7 July 1456.
  • Jan Hus
  • Girolamo Savonarola, was an Italian Dominican friar, excommunicated by Pope Alexander VI in 1497.

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