Tour Scotland Photograph John Knox Statue

Tour Scotland photograph of the John Knox statue in the old graveyard, Stirling, Scotland. John Knox, born 1513, died 24 November 1572, was a Scottish clergyman, theologian, and writer who was a leader of the Protestant Reformation and is considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland. He is believed to have been educated at the University of St Andrews in Fife and worked as a notary priest. Influenced by early church reformers such as George Wishart, he joined the movement to reform the Scottish church. He was caught up in the ecclesiastical and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546 and the intervention of the regent of Scotland Mary of Guise. He was taken prisoner by French forces the following year and exiled to England on his release in 1549.



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