28 February 1513 A.D. John Knox Born—Severities That Made for Severity, Strength and Stern Resistance
28 February 1513 A.D. John Knox Born—Severities That Made for Severity, Strength and Stern Resistance http://www.christianity.com/church/church-history/birthdays/02-28.html John Knox (1513 to 1572) Presbyterian Scotland's Extraordinary Reformer John Knox was born at Giffordgate, Scotland. In 1536 he was ordained as a Catholic priest, but five years later he experienced a conversion through the preaching of George Wishart, a Scot who had spent some time in Switzerland, and returned to his native land to preach the Gospel. (Wishart was burned at the stake as a heretic in 1546). Life was never easy for Knox, and made him a stern man. At one time he was a "slave" sentenced to row in a French galley. But he was always a leader, often with more power than the throne. His vision brought revival to his native land and firmly established the Presbyterian Church.