Patrick Hamilton (martyr)

Patrick Hamilton (martyr)

Patrick Hamilton (1504 – February 29, 1528) was a Scottish churchman and an early Protestant Reformer in Scotland. He travelled to Europe, where he met several of the leading reforming thinkers, before returning to Scotland to preach. He was tried as a heretic by Archbishop James Beaton, and burned at the stake in St Andrews.

Read more about Patrick Hamilton (martyr):  Early Life, Return and Flight, Trial and Martyrdom, Katherine Hamilton

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