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397AD to 1560
Today's Church of Scotland claims historical continuity
with the earliest Christians. Christianity first
reached Scotland through St Ninian at Whithorn in
397AD and St Columba at Iona in 597AD. As communications
improved, the Church came under administration ultimately
from Rome and increasingly resembled the Church
throughout the rest of Western Europe
Down the centuries, the Church established a
formidable legacy of spiritual, pastoral and educational
achievements. Nevertheless, by the mid-16th century,
there were many that believed that the Church
in Scotland no longer reflected the life of Christians
as described in the New Testament of the Bible.
In 1560, Scotland became one the last countries
in Europe to undergo a reformation of the Church. |
