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John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.

John Knox returns from exile to Scotland to become the leader of the nascent Scottish Reformation.

Scottish clergyman, writer and historian (1514–1572)
🗓️ 2 May 1559

John Knox was a Scottish minister, Reformed theologian, and writer who was a leader of the country's Reformation. He was the reformer of the Church of Scotland.

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