John Knox
John Knox is said to have been "the leader of the Scottish Reformation and founder of the Presbyterian
denomination". He was born around 1510 in Haddington East Lothian. John went into the priesthood and is said to
have been educated at St. Andrews.
He was influenced heavily by the teachings of George Wishart and is said to have been with him on the night of
his arrest. He was arrested by French forces following the murder of Cardinal David Beaton in 1546. He was
released in 1549 and exiled to England. He quickly rose through the ranks of the new Anglican movement and at
one time served Edward VI. He remained there until the ascension of Mary Tudor.
Knox went to Europe and met with John Calvin in Geneva. Whilst in Europe he published a paper attacking Mary
Tudor in 1554. In 1555 he returned to Scotland to find the country quite different to the one he left 6 years earlier.
He was summoned by the Bishops of Edinburgh in 1556 to answer calls of heresy. This was called off as Knox
brought to many witnesses.
He then returned to Geneva to preach until 1560. He was given the freedom of the city of Geneva for his
ministerial works. 1560 was a busy year for Knox. He preached from Perth, St Andrews and the High Kirk of
Scotland St Giles in Edinburgh. Riots broke out in the streets after these meetings. When Queen Mary of Guise
died in 1560, the treaty of Edinburgh was signed. 1st August that same year a new confession of faith was written
and Scotland's Christian landscape changed.
Knox served as a minister at St Giles in Edinburgh from 1560 until he died in 1572. He remained a fierce critic of
Catholic mass.
God Bless
Uilleam Alba Mac Gafraidh
John Knox is said to have been "the leader of the Scottish Reformation and founder of the Presbyterian
denomination". He was born around 1510 in Haddington East Lothian. John went into the priesthood and is said to
have been educated at St. Andrews.
He was influenced heavily by the teachings of George Wishart and is said to have been with him on the night of
his arrest. He was arrested by French forces following the murder of Cardinal David Beaton in 1546. He was
released in 1549 and exiled to England. He quickly rose through the ranks of the new Anglican movement and at
one time served Edward VI. He remained there until the ascension of Mary Tudor.
Knox went to Europe and met with John Calvin in Geneva. Whilst in Europe he published a paper attacking Mary
Tudor in 1554. In 1555 he returned to Scotland to find the country quite different to the one he left 6 years earlier.
He was summoned by the Bishops of Edinburgh in 1556 to answer calls of heresy. This was called off as Knox
brought to many witnesses.
He then returned to Geneva to preach until 1560. He was given the freedom of the city of Geneva for his
ministerial works. 1560 was a busy year for Knox. He preached from Perth, St Andrews and the High Kirk of
Scotland St Giles in Edinburgh. Riots broke out in the streets after these meetings. When Queen Mary of Guise
died in 1560, the treaty of Edinburgh was signed. 1st August that same year a new confession of faith was written
and Scotland's Christian landscape changed.
Knox served as a minister at St Giles in Edinburgh from 1560 until he died in 1572. He remained a fierce critic of
Catholic mass.
God Bless
Uilleam Alba Mac Gafraidh
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Scottish Christians
Defending the faith of Jesus Christ in Scotland
