:this page is about the moravian church globally. for information about the church in a particular geographic area, use the links at organisation below.  the moravian church (, meaning "unity of the brethren",http://www.unitasfratrum.org/ unitas fratrum ) is the oldest protestant denomination. this church's nickname comes from the original exiles who came to saxony in 1722 from moravia to escape persecution, but its religious heritage began in 1457 in kunvald, bohemia, today part of the czech republic, an autonomous kingdom within the holy roman empire. the moravian church places a high premium on christian unity, personal piety, missions, and music. the church's emblem is the lamb of god (right) with the flag of victory, surrounded by the latin inscription: vicit agnus noster, eum sequamur, or in english: "our lamb has conquered, let us follow him". ==history==   thumb|200px|jan hus the hussite movement that was to become the moravian church was started by jan hus () in the early 15th century, in what is today the czech republic. hus objected to some of the practices of the roman catholic church and wanted to return the church in bohemia and moravia to early byzantine-inspired practices: liturgy in the language of the people (i.e. czech), having lay people receive communion in both kinds (bread and wine - that is, in latin, communio sub utraque specie), married priests, and eliminating indulgences and the idea of purgatory. thumb|200px|jan hus preaching at bethlehem chapel jan hus rejected indulgences and adopted a doctrine of justification by grace through faith alone; consequently, the moravian church became the first protestant church. [[file:broÅ¾Ã­k, vÃ¡clav - hus pÅed koncilem 6. Äervence 1415.jpg|thumb|200px|jan hus-counci
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