John Knox

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Presbyterian minister Protestant reformer Scottish Reformer person theologian

John Knox was a 16th-century Scottish Reformer and fiery preacher who led the establishment of Presbyterianism in Scotland and became one of the most influential figures of the Protestant Reformation.

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Label	Occurrences
John Knox canonical	33
John Knox (memorial only)	1
John Knox (monument, not burial)	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Presbyterian minister ⓘ Protestant reformer ⓘ Scottish Reformer ⓘ person ⓘ theologian ⓘ
associatedWith	Edinburgh ⓘ Geneva ⓘ
birthYear	1514 ⓘ 1515 ⓘ
burialPlace	St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: St Giles' Cathedral, Edinburgh (churchyard site)
church	Church of Scotland ⓘ
deathYear	1572 ⓘ
denomination	Reformed ⓘ
education	University of St Andrews ⓘ
era	16th century ⓘ
influenced	Presbyterianism ⓘ Reformed churches in Scotland ⓘ Scottish Covenanters ⓘ
influencedBy	George Wishart ⓘ Huldrych Zwingli ⓘ John Calvin ⓘ
knownFor	establishing Presbyterianism in Scotland ⓘ fiery preaching ⓘ leading the Scottish Reformation ⓘ opposition to Catholicism ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Scots ⓘ
legacy	key architect of Presbyterian church governance in Scotland ⓘ major figure of the wider Protestant Reformation ⓘ
movement	Reformation ⓘ surface form: Protestant Reformation
name	John Knox self-link ⓘ
nationality	Scottish ⓘ
occupation	clergyman ⓘ preacher ⓘ theologian ⓘ
opposed	Mary, Queen of Scots ⓘ Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church
placeOfBirth	near Haddington, East Lothian, Scotland ⓘ
placeOfDeath	Edinburgh ⓘ surface form: Edinburgh, Scotland
politicalView	resistance to ungodly rulers ⓘ
religion	Protestantism ⓘ
role	founder of Presbyterian polity in Scotland ⓘ leader of the Scottish Reformation ⓘ
spouse	Margaret Stewart ⓘ Marjorie Bowes ⓘ
supported	Protestant nobility in Scotland ⓘ
theologicalTradition	Reformed ⓘ
wrote	History of the Reformation in Scotland ⓘ The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women ⓘ

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