The
Bohemian Reformation (also known as the
Czech Reformation or
Hussite Reformation), preceding the
Protestant Reformation of the 16th century, was a Christian movement in the late medieval and early modern
Kingdom and
Crown of Bohemia (present-day
Czech Republic) striving for a reform of the
Roman Catholic Church. Lasting for more than 200 years, it had a significant impact on the historical development of
Central Europe and is considered one of the most important religious, social, intellectual and political movements of the
early modern period. The Bohemian Reformation produced the first
national church separate from Roman authority, the first radical
apocalyptic religious movements of the early modern period, and the first
pacifist protestant church.