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Name:
Patrick Hamilton
Dates:
Born: c. 1504
Died: February 29, 1528 (burned at the stake)
Ordained a priest: 1526
Biography:
Patrick Hamilton was a relative of king James V who, after spending time with Martin Luther
and William Tyndale, returned to Scotland and began discussing their ideas. At first he
promoted the ideals of the Reformation among his family and then later publicly - this,
however, was not received very well by the authorities. A friend, Alexander Alesius, was
sent to confute him but Alesius himself was converted to Hamilton's ideas. Despite
Hamilton's royal connections, he was arrested, charged with heresy, and burned at the stake
- making him one of the earliest Protestant martyrs.
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