John Knox
Scottish clergyman, writer and historian (1514-1572) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 58
John Knox was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He was the reformer of the Church of Scotland.
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Wishart preaching against Mariolatry, with Knox at his back (far right)
Frontispiece to the Scots Gaelic translation of John Knox's Liturgy, 1567
John Knox portrait bearing the date 1572
Statue of John Knox at the Reformation Wall monument in Geneva
The Auditoire de Calvin where Knox preached while in Geneva, 1556-1558About this person
Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1514 to 1572 · aged 58
