Father Francis of Aberdeen
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Father Francis of Aberdeen (died 1559) was a Catholic
Trinitarian
friar
of Aberdeen
and known as the "Protomartyr of Scotland".
Catholic
The word catholic comes from the Greek phrase , meaning "on the whole," "according to the whole" or "in general", and is a combination of the Greek words meaning "about" and meaning "whole"...
Trinitarian
Trinitarian Order
The Order of the Holy Trinity is a Catholic religious order that was founded in the area of Cerfroid, some 80 km northeast of Paris, at the end of the twelfth century. The founder was St. John de Matha, whose feast day is celebrated on 17 December...
friar
Friar
A friar is a member of one of the mendicant orders.-Friars and monks:...
of Aberdeen
Aberdeen
Aberdeen is Scotland's third most populous city, one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas and the United Kingdom's 25th most populous city, with an official population estimate of ....
and known as the "Protomartyr of Scotland".