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  2. Scottish Reformation - Wikipedia

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    The Scottish Reformation was the process whereby Scotland broke away from the Catholic Church, and established the Protestant Church of Scotland. [ a ] It forms part of the wider European 16th-century Protestant Reformation .

  3. The History of the Reformation in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    In 1559 during the Scottish Reformation, the leaders of the Protestant nobility, the Lords of the Congregation, asked Knox to write a history of the movement. This short pamphlet became the second book of the History. [1] In 1566 Knox continued writing the rest of the History while in Kyle in Ayrshire.

  4. Scottish religion in the seventeenth century - Wikipedia

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    The Protestant Reformation created a Church of Scotland or kirk Presbyterian in structure and governance and predominantly Calvinist in doctrine. The addition of an Episcopalian system in 1584 resulted in a situation where bishops presided over Presbyterian structures, while local lairds or heritors controlled the appointment of clergy in their ...

  5. Religion in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    John Knox, a key figure in the Scottish Reformation. During the 16th century, Scotland underwent a Protestant Reformation that created a predominantly Calvinist national kirk, which was strongly Presbyterian in outlook. A confession of faith, rejecting papal jurisdiction and the mass, was adopted by Parliament in 1560. [20]

  6. Category:Scottish Reformation - Wikipedia

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    The History of the Reformation in Scotland; The Holy Cave, Hunterston ... List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation; M. ... Statistics; Cookie statement ...

  7. List of Protestant martyrs of the Scottish Reformation

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    This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. The Martyrs' Monument, St Andrews, which commemorates Patrick Hamilton, Henry Forrest, George Wishart and Walter Milne Two people were executed under heresy laws during the reign of James I (1406–1437). Protestants were then executed ...

  8. History of Christianity in Scotland - Wikipedia

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    The history of Christianity in Scotland includes all aspects of the Christianity in the region that is now Scotland from its introduction up to the present day. . Christianity was first introduced to what is now southern Scotland during the Roman occupation of Britain, and is often said to have been spread by missionaries from Ireland in the fifth century and is much associated with St Ninian ...

  9. Articles of Leith - Wikipedia

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    The Articles of Leith were the terms of truce drawn up between the Protestant Lords of the Congregation and Mary of Guise, Regent of Scotland and signed on 25 July 1559. This negotiation was a step in the conflict that led to the Scottish Reformation. Although its immediate effect was the withdrawal of Protestant forces from Edinburgh ...