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john knox

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1. Knox, John Knoxnoun

   Scottish theologian who founded Presbyterianism in Scotland and wrote a history of the Reformation in Scotland (1514-1572)

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1. john knox

   John Knox was a Scottish minister, theologian, and author who played a pivotal role in the Protestant Reformation in Scotland during the 16th century. He is considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination and his teachings played a significant role in shaping the democratic form of governance used by the Presbyterian Church. His notable works include ‘The First Blast of the Trumpet Against the Monstrous Regiment of Women’, targeted at female Catholic monarchs. Knox's vision for a reformed Scotland played an instrumental role in the creation of the national Scottish identity.

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1. John Knox

   John Knox was a Scottish clergyman and a leader of the Protestant Reformation who is considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland. He was believed to have been educated at the University of St Andrews and worked as a notary-priest. Influenced by early church reformers such as George Wishart, he joined the movement to reform the Scottish church. He was caught up in the ecclesiastical and political events that involved the murder of Cardinal Beaton in 1546 and the intervention of the regent of Scotland Mary of Guise. He was taken prisoner by French forces the following year and exiled to England on his release in 1549. While in exile, Knox was licensed to work in the Church of England, where he rose in the ranks to serve King Edward VI of England as a royal chaplain. He exerted a reforming influence on the text of the Book of Common Prayer. In England he met and married his first wife Marjorie. When Mary Tudor ascended the throne and re-established Roman Catholicism, Knox was forced to resign his position and leave the country. Knox moved to Geneva and then to Frankfurt. In Geneva he met John Calvin, from whom he gained experience and knowledge of Reformed theology and Presbyterian polity. He created a new order of service, which was eventually adopted by the reformed church in Scotland. He left Geneva to head the English refugee church in Frankfurt but he was forced to leave over differences concerning the liturgy, thus ending his association with the Church of England.

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1. John Knox

   Of Edinburgh. He was the man who introduced the kirk into Scotland, but failed to launch the collection plate.

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