Utraquism was a Christian

Christian

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 dogma first proposed by Jacob of Mies

Jacob of Mies

Jacob of Mies was a Bohemian reformer, and colleague of Jan Hus. Jacob was born in 1372 in Mies , west of Pilsen, Bohemia, now in Czechia....

 in 1414. It maintained that the Eucharist

Eucharist

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 should be administered "in both kinds" — as both bread

Bread

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 and wine

Wine

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 — to all the congregation, including the laity

Laity

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. (The practice among Roman Catholics at the time was for only the priests to partake of the wine).

The Utraquists were a moderate faction of the Hussites (in contrast to the more radical Taborites, Orebites

Orebites

Orebites were followers of the Hussites in Eastern Bohemia. The founders took part in the procession on the Mount Oreb near Třebechovice pod Orebem. Later most of the noble supporters belonged to the East Bohemian church known as the Bohemian Brethren. The ideological founder of the Orebites...

 and Orphans

Sirotčí

Sirotčí , was a radical wing of the followers of Hussites. The association, founded in 1423 consisted mostly of city nobles, who joined with Jan Zizka and joined the East Bohemian Hussites, the so-called Orebites. From 1428, they were led by the priest Andreas Prokop...

). They were also known as the Prague Party or the Calixtines — from calix, Latin for their emblem, the chalice

Chalice (cup)

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.

The Utraquists eventually reunited with the Holy See

Holy See

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 and defeated the more radical Taborites and Orphans at the Battle of Lipany

Battle of Lipany

The Battle of Lipany or Lipan, also called the Battle of Česky Brod, was fought at Lipany 40 km east of Prague on 30 May 1434 and virtually ended the Hussite Wars...

 in 1434. After that battle, nearly all forms of Hussite revival were Utraquist, as seen with George of Podebrady

George of Podebrady

George of Kunštát and Poděbrady , also known as Poděbrad or Podiebrad , was King of Bohemia...

, who even managed to bring the city of Tábor

Tábor

Tábor is a city of the Czech Republic, in the South Bohemian Region. It is named after Mount Tabor, which is believed by many to be the place of the Transfiguration of Christ; however, the name became popular and nowadays translates to "camp" or "encampment" in the Czech language.The town was...

, the famous Taborite stronghold, to convert to Utraquism.

External links

• Utraquism article at Catholic Encyclopedia
  Catholic Encyclopedia
  The Catholic Encyclopedia, also referred to as the Old Catholic Encyclopedia and the Original Catholic Encyclopedia, is an English-language encyclopedia published in the United States. The first volume appeared in March 1907 and the last three volumes appeared in 1912, followed by a master index...