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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Marjorie Bowes associatedWith Scottish Reformation
Marjorie Bowes associatedWith Scottish Reformation
this entity surface form: John Knox’s reforming network
The Monastery featuresTheme Scottish Reformation
Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley historicalPeriod Scottish Reformation
this entity surface form: Scottish Reformation era
Diocese of St Andrews suppressionEvent Scottish Reformation
John Winram movement Scottish Reformation
John Douglas movement Scottish Reformation
John Row movement Scottish Reformation
the Six Johns movement Scottish Reformation
John Erskine of Dun movement Scottish Reformation
John Willock movement Scottish Reformation
Trinity College Kirk, Edinburgh dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation
Irish Presbyterians historicalOrigin Scottish Reformation
this entity surface form: Scottish Calvinism
Marian civil war partOf Scottish Reformation
this entity surface form: Scottish Reformation conflicts
John Knox House associatedWith Scottish Reformation
Convention of Estates (Scotland) relatedTo Scottish Reformation
Elizabeth Douglas, Countess of Morton associatedWith Scottish Reformation
this entity surface form: Scottish Reformation era
Balmerino Abbey dissolvedDuring Scottish Reformation
St Andrews Cathedral ruins causeOfDecline Scottish Reformation
Protestant Lords of the Congregation (some holders) significantEvent Scottish Reformation
subject surface form: Protestant Lords of the Congregation
Earl of Morton involvedInEvent Scottish Reformation
Marie de Lorraine notableEvent Scottish Reformation
James Douglas, 1st Earl of Morton participantIn Scottish Reformation
William Douglas, 6th Earl of Morton supported Scottish Reformation
Kings of Scotland significantEvent Scottish Reformation
Cardinal David Beaton era Scottish Reformation
subject surface form: David Beaton
arrest at Ormiston hasContext Scottish Reformation
Scottish Protestant churches originEvent Scottish Reformation
Sweetheart Abbey suppressedDuring Scottish Reformation
Glenluce Abbey disestablishedInContext Scottish Reformation
Earl of Argyll involvedIn Scottish Reformation
this entity surface form: Scottish Reformation conflicts
Loch Leven Castle associatedWith Scottish Reformation
Pluscarden Abbey survivedEvent Scottish Reformation
Shrine of Saint Andrew associatedEvent Scottish Reformation
Bishop of St Andrews dissolvedOrAbolished Scottish Reformation