On this day in 1415, theologian and reformer Jan Hus was martyred.
His accusers made it clear at his trial that Hus would not only die, but that they planned for him to die without hope. "We take from you the cup of redemption," the prosecutors solemnly intoned before sentencing him. But Hus replied, "I trust in the Lord God almighty ... that He will not take away from me the cup of His redemption, but I firmly hope to drink from it today in His kingdom."