On this day 29 February 1528 The death of Patrick Hamilton, Scottish churchman and an early Protestant Reformer in Scotland.
On this day 29 February 1528 The death of Patrick Hamilton, 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 was burned at the stake in St Andrews. Patrick Hamilton was born in 1504 in the country of Scotland. He attended the University of Paris in France, and while there became aware of the teachings of Martin Luther. After, he received his Master of Arts in 1520. Upon returning to Scotland, he settled in the center of Catholicism in Scotland, St. Andrews; acquiring a position of teaching at the University of St. Andrews. The practicing head of the Roman Catholic church in Scotland at the time was Cardinal James Beaton. He was the Archbishop of St. Andrews. It was early in 1527 that Beaton heard of the "heretical" teachings of the young college professor. When Beaton attempted ...