Scottish Reformation

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The Scottish Reformation was the 16th-century religious and political movement that broke Scotland from papal authority and established a national Protestant church shaped largely by Calvinist doctrine.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Protestant Reformation movement
historical event
religious reformation
broaderContext European wars of religion
surface form: European Wars of Religion

conflict between Protestant and Catholic powers in Europe
churchPolity Presbyterian
surface form: Presbyterianism
country Kingdom of Scotland
doctrine Calvinist soteriology
authority of Scripture alone
emphasis on predestination
endDate 1560
establishedChurch Church of Scotland
hasKeyDocument First Book of Discipline
Scots Confession
Second Book of Discipline
Treaty of Edinburgh
hasKeyEvent Scottish Reformation self-linksurface differs
surface form: Scottish Reformation Parliament of 1560

abolition of the Mass in Scotland
adoption of the Scots Confession
iconoclast riots in Scottish burghs
return of John Knox to Scotland in 1559
hasMainReligion Protestantism
hasOpponent French Catholic forces in Scotland
Mary of Guise
Mary, Queen of Scots
hasParticipant James VI and I
surface form: James VI of Scotland

Lords of the Congregation
Mary of Guise
Mary, Queen of Scots
hasTheology Calvinism
Reformed theology
influenced Cameronian movement
surface form: Covenanter movement

Kirk Session system in Scotland
Puritanism in England
Scottish education system
Scottish national identity
Scottish politics in the 16th and 17th centuries
development of Presbyterianism worldwide
influencedBy English Reformation Parliament era
surface form: English Reformation

Swiss Reformation
surface form: Genevan Reformation

Huldrych Zwingli
John Calvin
Lutheran Reformation
anti-clerical sentiment in Scotland
humanism
languageOfWorship English
Scots
ledBy John Knox
Scottish Protestant nobles
locatedIn Scotland
opposedInstitution papal authority
opposedReligion Roman Catholicism
partOf Reformation
surface form: Protestant Reformation
politicalAspect involvement of England and France in Scottish affairs
shift of power from clergy to lairds and nobles
struggle between Protestant nobles and Catholic regency
religiousChange emphasis on preaching and scripture
rejection of many traditional Catholic rituals
replacement of Catholic hierarchy with Reformed kirk structure
resultedIn abolition of papal jurisdiction in Scotland
adoption of Presbyterian polity in Scotland
confiscation of church lands
creation of the Church of Scotland
decline of Roman Catholic Church in Scotland
establishment of a national Protestant church in Scotland
introduction of Protestant education reforms
restructuring of Scottish church governance
significantYear 1560
startDate 1559
supportedBy English government under Elizabeth I

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Jedburgh Abbey associatedWith Scottish Reformation
St Andrews Castle associatedWith Scottish Reformation
St Andrews Castle associatedWith Scottish Reformation
this entity surface form: Protestant Reformation in Scotland
Cambuskenneth Abbey dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation
Inchcolm Abbey dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation
Kelso Abbey dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation
Melrose Abbey dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation
Newbattle Abbey dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation
Protestant Christianity hasHistoricalEvent Scottish Reformation
Kirk Sessions hasHistoricalRootIn Scottish Reformation
subject surface form: Kirk Session
Scottish Reformation hasKeyEvent Scottish Reformation self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Scottish Reformation Parliament of 1560
Scots Confession historicalContext Scottish Reformation
Church of Scotland historicalEvent Scottish Reformation
Marquess of Huntly historicalInfluence Scottish Reformation
this entity surface form: Scottish Reformation conflicts
Genevan Academy influenced Scottish Reformation
George Wishart influenced Scottish Reformation
Swiss Reformation influenced Scottish Reformation
this entity surface form: Reformation in Scotland
George Wishart movement Scottish Reformation
St Giles’ Cathedral, Edinburgh playedRoleIn Scottish Reformation
Treaty of Berwick (1639) relatedTo Scottish Reformation
St Andrews Cathedral sufferedDamageDuring Scottish Reformation
Bishopric of St Andrews suppressedDuring Scottish Reformation
Glasgow Cathedral survivedEvent Scottish Reformation