George Wishart
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George Wishart was a 16th-century Scottish Protestant reformer and martyr whose preaching and ideas significantly shaped the early Scottish Reformation.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian martyr
ⓘ
Scottish Protestant reformer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 1540–1546 ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
English Reformation circles at Cambridge
ⓘ
Reformed churches in Switzerland ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | execution for heresy ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy | Scottish Protestant churches ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of Scotland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | c. 1513 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1 March 1546 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
University of Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Catholic University of Leuven ⓘ
surface form:
University of Leuven
|
| era | 16th century ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName | Wishart ⓘ |
| givenName | George ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Scottish Protestant martyrs
ⓘ
Scottish Reformation figures ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Presbyterian tradition in Scotland ⓘ |
| influenced |
John Knox
ⓘ
Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| knownFor |
advocacy of Reformed doctrine
ⓘ
itinerant preaching in Lowland Scotland ⓘ martyrdom at St Andrews ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
Latin
ⓘ
Scots ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | execution by burning ⓘ |
| movement | Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
arrest at Ormiston
ⓘ
trial for heresy at St Andrews ⓘ |
| notableWork | preaching in Scotland ⓘ |
| occupation |
preacher
ⓘ
theologian ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Cardinal David Beaton
ⓘ
Scottish Catholic clergy ⓘ |
| participantIn | early Scottish Reformation ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Angus
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Fife
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ St Andrews ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Protestant evangelist ⓘ |
| religion | Protestantism ⓘ |
| theologicalOrientation | Reformed ⓘ |
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