Jaroslav of Bezmíře (original) (raw)

Jaroslav of Bezmíře, also known as Jaroslav of Benešov, was a Bohemian inquisitor and Bishop of Sarepta. Jaroslav was appointed Bishop of Sarepta by Pope Boniface IX on 15 July 1394. He was considered a very active Bishop, and likely began to act as a inquisitor in 1407. He advised Zbynĕk Zajíc of Hasenburg at the Roman Curia. In 1410, he participated in the trial in Bologna that condemned the writings of John Wycliffe.