Czech Brotherhood - Czech Brotherhood

Japanese: チェコ兄弟団 - チェコきょうだいだん

A Protestant organization descended from the Hussites (J. Hus). Also known as the Bohemian Brethren. Founded in 1457 under the influence of Chelczyk, who advocated non-violence, freedom, and equality, it had 100,000 members by the beginning of the 16th century and contributed to the Czech translation of the Bible. Comenius was one of its members. After 1620, they were forced into exile, and some of them went to Saxony in Germany, where they were protected by Count Zinzendorf. They called themselves the Moravian Brethren and played an important role in Pietism.

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Japanese:

フス派（J.フス）の流れを汲むプロテスタント信徒団体。〈ボヘミア兄弟団〉とも称される。非暴力・自由・平等を唱えるヘルチツキーの感化の下，1457年創設，16世紀初頭には信徒数10万を数えて，聖書のチェコ語訳などに貢献した。コメニウスもその一員である。1620年以降，国外亡命を余儀なくされ，一部はドイツ・ザクセン地方に流れてツィンツェンドルフ伯の保護を受け，〈モラビア兄弟団〉と称し，敬虔主義の重要な一翼を担った。

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