John Craig was a Reformer, and colleague of John Knox. Originally a Dominican, he became a Church of Scotland minister with significant extra responsibilities and played an influential part in the Scottish Reformation.
The English Cardinal Reginald Pole, one of the Spirituali; he lost the papal election by one vote. Cardinal Pole's archenemy Cardinal Carafa, who would later become Pope Paul IV, acted to suppress the Spirituali before and after attaining the papacy, and under him many went on trial before the Inquisition.
Pope Paul IV. A fellow prisoner at the time was Benjamin Nehemiah ben Elnathan who left an account of his confinement. It has been published under the title Living under the Evil Pope.
Porto di Ripetta
Magdalen Chapel inscription above the doorway
The Canongate is a street and associated district in central Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland. The street forms the main eastern length of the Royal Mile while the district is the main eastern section of Edinburgh's Old Town.
Canongate Burgh Cross in the grounds of the Canongate Kirk
The Canongate Tolbooth, erected in 1591
Sugarhouse Close is an example of a modern development in the Canongate. Note the renovated brewery buildings.
Site of St. John's Cross
