Patrick Hamilton (died 1528)

Patrick Hamilton studied at Wittenberg and he returned to Scotland preaching the Protestant doctrine. This was enough to upset the Catholic Church and Hamilton was arrested and brought to trial.

Hamilton was Scotland's first Reformation martyr, being burnt at the stake in an attempt to stop the Protestant teaching. But, as always, God succeeds. Hamilton's influence in Scotland was great; many people were converted by his testimony and Hamilton's teachings became a cornerstone of Protestant theology in Scotland and England.

Read the account of his faith in Foxes Book of Martyrs.

 

The Book of Martyrs

John Foxe: Whitaker House

ISBN 0-88368-095-5