Patrick Hamilton
Scottish clergyman and martyr; (1504-1528) · United Kingdom · On the map · Died at 24
Patrick Hamilton was a Scottish Roman Catholic priest and an early Protestant Reformer in Scotland. He travelled to Europe, where he met several of the leading reformed thinkers, before returning to Scotland to preach the doctrines of Lutheranism.
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Patrick Hamilton Plaque, St Duthus Memorial Church, Tain
The Martyrs' Monument, St Andrews, which commemorates Hamilton and three other martyrs: Henry Forrest, George Wishart and Walter Milne
Patrick Hamilton initials plaque, St Andrews, Fife, Scotland
St. Salvator's College and Chapel
Patrick Hamilton's initials, set into paving at the place of his execution, to commemorate his martyrdom.
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Hamilton began preaching in Scotland in 1527 and was invited as a friend by Archbishop James Beaton to a conference in St. Andrews. Instead, he was tried for heresy by an Ecclesiastical tribunal led by Archbishop Beaton. He was found guilty, handed over to the secular executioner, and burnt at the stake in St Andrews.