Margaret Wilson
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Margaret Wilson was a young Scottish Covenanter martyr famously executed by drowning in 1685 for refusing to renounce her Presbyterian faith during the period known as the Killing Times.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Margaret Wilson canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
Scottish Covenanter ⓘ historical figure ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | young adult ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | Wigtown Martyrs execution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | religious persecution ⓘ |
| centuryOfDeath | 17th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedAs | Wigtown Martyr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Wigtown Martyrs monument NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemoratedIn | Scottish Presbyterian tradition ⓘ |
| convictedOf |
attending illegal conventicles
ⓘ
refusing to abjure the Covenants ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Scotland ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1685 ⓘ |
| hasGender | female ⓘ |
| hasRelative |
Agnes Wilson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thomas Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | Galloway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Scots NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legacy |
icon of religious conscience against state coercion
ⓘ
symbol of steadfast Presbyterian faith ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by drowning ⓘ |
| movement | Covenanter movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
martyrdom during the Killing Times
ⓘ
refusing to renounce her Presbyterian faith ⓘ |
| opponent |
Scottish authorities enforcing episcopacy
ⓘ
Stuart monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposed | imposition of episcopacy on the Church of Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Killing Times
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persecution of Covenanters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Wigtown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refused | to swear the Abjuration Oath ⓘ |
| religion |
Presbyterian
ⓘ
surface form:
Presbyterianism
|
| sharesMartyrdomTraditionWith | Margaret McLachlan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Killing Times