For my History of Nationalism class we took a field trip last week to Bethlehem Chapel, which was the protestant church where Jan Hus preached in the late 1300s/early 1400s. Hus was one of the leaders in the movement calling for reform of the Church. He's a major national hero to this day--he did his sermons in Czech (which was controversial at the time) and he died for his beliefs in 1415 instead of changing his message to please the Pope. As he was being executed, he said "Pravda Vítězí," which means "The Truth Prevails." That statement is now used on the Czech presidential flag. He's kind of a big deal.
Outside of Bethlehem Chapel
Inside
Another view. This well was one of the very few clean wells during a plague outbreak, so when they built the church they decided to just build the wall around it.
Restored painting of Hus's life
My adorable professor Milada Polišenská telling us about Hus
His living room
Outside the chapel after class
It was revealed to me only after the hour of class that Katie had been walking around all morning with a hard-boiled egg in her pocket that she forgot to eat for breakfast that morning. This is the egg.
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