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| − | '''Patrick Hamilton''' (1504 - February 29, 1528) was a Scottish [[Christian]] and an early [[Protestant]] Reformer in Scotland. He | + | '''Patrick Hamilton''' (1504 - February 29, 1528) was a Scottish [[Christian]] and an early [[Protestantism|Protestant]] Reformer in Scotland. He traveled to Europe, where he met several of the leading Christian thinkers, before returning to Scotland to preach. The [[Roman Catholic]] Archbishop James Beaton's kangaroo court tried him for [[heresy]]. He was then murdered by Roman Catholics by being burnt at the stake in St Andrews. He is commemorated there as a martyr of the [[faith]] on the [[Martyrs' Monument]]. |
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Latest revision as of 01:22, February 26, 2009
Patrick Hamilton (1504 - February 29, 1528) was a Scottish Christian and an early Protestant Reformer in Scotland. He traveled to Europe, where he met several of the leading Christian thinkers, before returning to Scotland to preach. The Roman Catholic Archbishop James Beaton's kangaroo court tried him for heresy. He was then murdered by Roman Catholics by being burnt at the stake in St Andrews. He is commemorated there as a martyr of the faith on the Martyrs' Monument.