Glory of Scotland, St Gilles Cathedral, Edinburgh (UK)

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Reason for selection: Leader of the Scottish Reformation: john knox's burial place.

St Gilles Cathedral is located in the center of the "Royal Mile" in Edinburgh, England. The name of the church comes from the patron saint Gilles of the church. However, it is doubtful that some people call St. Giles a great disciple of Jesus. Among the twelve disciples of Jesus, there is no such person as St. Giles.

The top of St Giles Cathedral looks like a Scottish crown. The church is currently a place of worship for the Scottish Presbyterian Church (also known as church of scotland).

St. Gilles Cathedral, though called a cathedral, only existed in17th century. There were no bishops, parishes or cathedrals after the Reformation in Scotland. The Reformation in Scotland is a series of reforms after the formal break between the Kingdom of Scotland and the Holy See in 1560, and it is a part of the Reformation in Europe.

The Scottish Reformation reshaped the church in Scotland with Calvinism, making the Presbyterian Church in Scotland a nominal state religion (but not controlled by the state). Obviously, the Presbyterian Church in Scotland and the Anglican Church (Anglican Church) are not the same school, from which people can taste the religious division and the social problems arising from it.

Shooting was not allowed in St. Giles Cathedral, which forced me to take a photo secretly. It is really a helpless thing that palaces, castles and churches in European countries often prohibit filming.

John knox is the most famous leader of the Scottish Reformation. He founded the Presbyterian Church in Scotland, and is one of the four main figures in the "Monument to the Reformation" of Geneva University, and is known as the "founder of Puritanism". When he was a priest from 1559 to 1572, he issued an uncompromising Calvinist declaration and launched the Scottish reform movement. He went into exile many times in the war of faith, fighting Queen Mary of Scotland. John knox is buried in the courtyard of St. Giles Cathedral. His former residence is on the north side of Royal Avenue, not far from the east of the Cathedral.

In the middle of the "Monument to the Reformation" of the University of Geneva, Switzerland, there are four 5-meter-high sculptures, from left to right: Theodore Debez (15 19 1605, a French Protestant theologian and an important disciple of Calvin); John calvin (1509 1564, a famous French religious reformer, theologian and founder of Calvinism); William Farrell (1489 1565, Geneva religious reformer); John knox (15 13 1572, Scottish priest, leader of the Reformation).

But strictly speaking, the "Reformation Monument" in the University of Geneva should be the "Reformation Monument" of Calvinism, excluding Protestant Lutheranism and Anliganism.

David hume, also known as david hume (1711776), a Scottish philosopher, was born in Edinburgh. He, together with John Locke and george berkeley, is called the three great empiricists in Britain. He is regarded as one of the most important figures in the history of Scottish Enlightenment and Western philosophy.

Adam Smith (1723 1790) is the main founder of economics. Born in Scotland, he was the president of Glasgow University and wrote The Wealth of Nations. He is known as "the father of modern economics" and "the patron saint of free enterprise". Paper money, 20 yuan, pound figures.

Walter Francis montague douglas scott (1806 1884) was the fifth generation of the Duke of Bucklurch. He was only 13 years old when he inherited the principality after his father died in 18+09, so the writer Sir Walter Scott (not related by blood, just a friend of his father) was appointed as the guardian. Later, he was appointed Knight of the Guardian, a member of the Privy Council and President of Glasgow University. After his death, the statue was held up by the public.

Located at the beginning of Royal Avenue in Edinburgh, this church is the tallest building in the center of Edinburgh. Queen Victoria laid the foundation stone in 1843. Such a tall and conspicuous cathedral is ill-fated In fact, it was not until 1999 that it was redeveloped as the office and performance venue of Edinburgh International Music Festival and renamed as "The Hub" that it began to be used normally. Its ground floor is used as a "ghost restaurant". What does church of scotland think of this?

In the next article, we will introduce glasgow cathedral in Britain.