{{quote | text=For the [[Bible]] is the faith of the [[Church]], and the more widely it becomes known the better it will be. Therefore since the [[laity]] should know the faith, it should be taught in whatever language is most easily understood. - John Wycliffe}}
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John Wycliffe (also spelled Wyclif) was an important Christian leader who lived from 1324 to 1384. He "lived almost 200 years before the [[Reformation]], but his beliefs and teachings closely match those of [[Martin Luther|Luther]], [[John Calvin|Calvin ]] and other Reformers. As a man ahead of his time, historians have called Wycliffe the Morning star of the Reformation."
He criticized false teachings in the Church. In 1382 he translated an English Bible - [[Wyclif's Bible]]. This was the first new European translation in 1,000 years. He sent itinerant preachers throughout England known as the [[Lollards]] who inspired a spiritual revolution. This movement was not long-lived however, and the Church removed him from his teaching position at Oxford.