Transcript Slide 1

John Knox: The Scottish
Reformer
Background
John Knox born between 1505-1515
 Passed away in 1572 after suffering from
a stroke
 John Knox was a Scottish reformer that
helped found the Presbyterian faith
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Knox was a Catholic minister as late as
1543
 In 1545, Knox started to profess the
Protestant faith
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Early Career
St. Andrew’s Castle was a place where
Scottish Protestants flocked to
 Knox went here in 1546
 In July 1547, St. Andrew’s was surrounded
by Pro-Catholic French forces
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 St. Andrew’s Castle
St. Andrew’s Cathedral
After Knox was captured, he was forced to
row in the French galleys
 A Galley is any ship propelled by manpower
 Knox was worked as a slave here for 18months
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Galley
John Knox spent the next ten years of his
life in exile
 From 1549-1554 he lived in England
 Knox was forced out of England in 1555
by “Bloody” Mary Tudor
 Also spent time in Geneva with John
Calvin
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Mary I, or Mary
Tudor (during her
5-year reign 283
Protestants were
burnt at the stake)
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John Calvin
Return to Scotland
Knox arrived in Edinburgh, Scotland May
2nd 1559
 Knox led a successful Protestant
Revolution in 1560 with English help
 The jurisdiction of Roman Catholicism was
abolished in Scotland
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John Knox and Mary
Queen of Scots
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This can be found in
Long Beach, CA 
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In 1560, “The First Book of Discipline” is
published by Knox
 All
assets should pass from the Catholic Church
to the new Scottish Church
Presbyterian Practice
Had some traces of predestination
 Simple service centered around sermon
 Congregation and pastors vote on elders
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 They
run and teach the churches
Create a Timeline (20 points)
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You will be making a timeline that meets
the following guidelines
 Has
10 events regarding the Reformation
(Inquisition, John Calvin, Martin Luther, John
Knox, Henry VIII)
 4 pictures regarding the Reformation
 Has color and a title