By Sheryl Dunn
The Scottish Reformer John Knox is ranked with Luther and Calvin among the heroes of the Reformation. With undaunted courage he stood before royalty, fighting the battles of the Lord, until Scotland was free from popery.
Even though there is some doubt as to the exact year of Knox’s birth, evidence indicates that he was born in 1514 at Haddington, a few miles east of Edinburgh, Scotland. Not much is known about his parents except that his father, whose name was William, could have been a merchant or a craftsman. John Knox’s mother was a Sinclair, a name he used as an alias when he engaged in revolutionary activity.
Knox likely had a most difficult childhood due to the dry, cold climate of the east coast and the poor soil. His home consisted of no more than two or three rooms—considered a luxury for the richer class.
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1. Encyclopedia Americana, 1st ed. (1986), “John Knox,” p. 522.
2. Jasper Ridley, John Knox (Oxford University Press, 1968).
3. See note 1.
4. Ibid.
5. Ellen G. White, The Great Controversy, pp. 250–51.
6. The Encyclopedia of Religion (Macmillan, 1987), p. 356.
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