De heretico comburendo
| Act of Parliament | |
| Long title | The orthodoxy of the faith of the church of England asserted, and provision made against the oppugners of the same; with the punishment of Hereticks. |
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| Citation | 2 Hen. 4. c. 15 |
| Territorial extent | |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 10 March 1401 |
| Commencement | 20 January 1401 |
| Repealed | 23 January 1559 |
| Other legislation | |
| Amended by | |
| Repealed by | Statute Law (Ireland) Revision Act 1872 |
| Relates to | |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
De heretico comburendo or the Suppression of Heresy Act 1400 (2 Hen. 4. c. 15) was an act of the Parliament of England passed under King Henry IV of England in 1401 for the suppression of the Lollards. The act punished seditious heretics with burning at the stake. The act was one of the strictest religious censorship statutes ever enacted in England, affecting preaching and possession of Lollard literature.