Who was the founder of Lollard Movement?

Correct option is A

Information Booster:

• The Lollard Movement was a pre-Reformation religious reform movement in England during the 14th century, and it was:

• Founded by: John Wycliffe, an English theologian and early critic of the Catholic Church.

• Wycliffe advocated for: Scriptures to be available in the vernacular (English).Reduction of the power of the clergy.Criticism of the Church’s wealth and corruption.Emphasis on personal interpretation of the Bible.

• The followers of his ideas were called Lollards, a term initially used in a derogatory sense.

Additional Knowledge:

• Savonarola – A reformer in Renaissance Florence, known for his puritanical campaigns.

• Erasmus – A humanist scholar who criticized Church practices but remained within the Church.

• Thomas More – A Catholic martyr and author of Utopia, who opposed the Protestant Reformation.

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