His parents were members of the Unity of Brethren (later known as the Bohemian Brethren or the Moravian Church), a religious group that originated in the mid - 15th century under the influence of the Waldenses and other Reformers such as Peter Chelčický.
उसके माता - पिता यूनिटी ऑफ ब्रॆदरॆन के सदस्य थे (जो बाद में बोहिमियन ब्रॆदरॆन या मोरेवियन चर्च कहलाया) ।