Born in about 1328 in Yorkshire, John Wycliffe sponsored the first complete translation of the Bible into English. He had a driving desire to make the word of God accessible to the common person. In making a Bible translation in English available, he sparked a rebirth in religious inquiry and spiritual freedom. This brought him into direct conflict with many people within government and the Roman Catholic Church. Wycliffe died in 1384, two years after his translation was completed. He would later be condemned by the Catholic Church as a heretic in 1428 and his bones were dug up, burned, and cast into a stream.