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.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Protestant Reformation in Scotland | 1 |
| Reformation in Scotland | 1 |
| Scottish Reformation Parliament of 1560 | 1 |
| Scottish Reformation conflicts | 1 |
Statements (70)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Protestant Reformation in Scotland
subject surface form:
Kirk Session
this entity surface form:
Scottish Reformation Parliament of 1560
this entity surface form:
Scottish Reformation conflicts
this entity surface form:
Reformation in Scotland