Wycliffe Hall is a permanent private hall of the University of Oxford affiliated with the Church of England. It is named after the Bible translator and reformer John Wycliffe, who was master of Balliol College, Oxford in the 14th century.
Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
John Wycliffe, Master of Balliol College, Oxford, 1360–66
Memorial poster from Wycliffe Hall, c. 1910, with portraits of the first four principals and views of 52 and 54 Banbury Road prior to the addition of the front dining hall
The original part of Wycliffe Hall - 54 Banbury Road, 'Laleham'
John Wycliffe was an English scholastic philosopher, theologian, purported biblical translator, reformer, Catholic priest, and a seminary professor at the University of Oxford. He became an influential dissident within the Catholic priesthood during the 14th century and is considered an important predecessor to Protestantism. Wycliffe questioned the privileged status of the clergy, who had bolstered their powerful role in England, and advocated radical poverty of the clergy.
Portrait by Thomas Kirkby, c. 1828
Wyclif Giving 'The Poor Priests' His Translation of the Bible by William Frederick Yeames, published before 1923.
Portrait of John Wycliffe by Bernard Picart, showing the burning of his works (1714)
Burning Wycliffe's bones, from Foxe's Book of Martyrs (1563)
