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The History of the Church 132 Hussites and Moravian Brothers The death of John Huss was not the end of his dissension. In Bohemia , his partisans took to arms under the leadership of Jan Žižka and Nicholas of Hussinetz, reckoning war to be an extension of theology by another means. They were successful at first, defeating the imperial army several times. In fact, the Hussites waged a type of Czech nationalist (i.e., Slavic) war against the Germanic Empire, and therefore enjoyed the support of other non-Germanic peoples, notably the Poles and Lithuanians. Despite the death of Žižka in 1424, the conflict endured for another ten years. The Hussites never disappeared. Known as the Moravian Brethren, they continued on in Bohemia, Prussia, and Poland. Having attached themselves to the Protestant movement without fully integrating themselves to it, they slowly expanded outside of their original enclaves. Today, they number about 800,000, present most notably in the United States, where they founded the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. German School (fifteent century) John Žižka of Troconov Ambras Castle, Innsbruck ...

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