Father Francis of Aberdeen

Father Francis of Aberdeen (died 1559)[1] was said to be a Catholic Trinitarian friar of Aberdeen and known as the "Protomartyr of Scotland". "It appears that no one presently believes in this martyrdom".,[2] citing.[3] "Few, however, will be able to make the leap of faith required of Power’s ‘evidence’ that Friar Francis was the first [martyr of the Reformation]."[4]

  1. ^ Power, Matthew A. (1914). The protomartyr of Scotland, Father Francis of Aberdeen. London and Edinburgh: Sands & Co. OL 7120522M.
  2. ^ Somerset, Douglas W. B. (2014). "The Reforming of the Aberdeen Friaries on 4th January 1559/60" (PDF). Scottish Reformation Society Historical Journal. 4: 63. Retrieved 23 July 2019.
  3. ^ McRoberts, David (1960). "Three Bogus Trinitarian Pictures". Innes Review. 11 (1): 52–67. doi:10.3366/inr.1960.11.11.52.
  4. ^ Boyle, Florence (2015). "The Protomartyr of Scotland. Father Francis of Aberdeen A Glimpse of the Scottish Reformation 1559" (PDF). Open House (247): 20. Retrieved 23 July 2019.