1384: Death
Wycliffe died of natural causes at the age of 64. After his death, Wycliffe was declared a heretic by the Roman Catholic Church in 1415,…
Read moreMendicant friars were monks who took a vow of poverty, renouncing personal property and embracing an ascetic way of life. In published tracts and from the pulpit, Wycliffe denounced the corruption and hypocrisy which frequently characterised the mendicant friars.