BIO:John Knox 1513-1572 Scottish reformer. Born in Scotland, John Knox

was ordained as a Catholic priest between 1530 and 1540. He was
converted to Christ after he met two Bible-believing Christians,
Wishart and Beacon. Wishart was burned at the stake in 1546, and
shortly afterwards Knox was arrested by the authorities and made a
galley slave for 19 months. He went to England in 1549 and preached the
Bible un- til the reign of Bloody Mary, during which time he lived in
Frankfort, Germany. There he came under the influence of Calvin. He
returned to Scotland after several years in Geneva, and began preaching
against the Papal Church. He was arrested under Queen Mary Stuart in
1560 and tried for trea- son, but was acquitted. He spent his remaining
years preaching and lecturing in Edinburgh and St. Andrews. Above all
others, he was the maker of Protestant Scotland. He preached hellfire
and damna- tion to Queen Mary of Scotland, and also to Bloody Mary,
queen of England. Of him it was said, "Here is one who never feared the
face of man."

   ARTIST'S NOTE: The dominating color red is indicative of Knox, who
was a red-haired Scotsman. It also stands for the times of Bloody Mary,
fire at the stake, and the spilled blood of Scotch Protestants.

   Ruckman '66
