Person of the Month

Knox had an early career in the Catholic Church, but became committed to the Reformed faith after hearing George Wishart. After a period of punishment in French galleys, he lived in England and influenced the Church there, before ministering to an exiled English congregation in the 1550s. He returned to Scotland and worked with the Lords of the Congregation to overthrow French, Catholic influence and implement Protestantism in Scotland.

Knox travelled widely in southern Scotland, as well as in England and Europe. He was a charismatic preacher, and people flocked to hear him.