David Calderwood | |
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 The remains of Crailing Old Parish Church | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1575 probably Dalkeith[1] |
| Died | 29 October 1650, age 57[2] Jedburgh |
| Denomination | Church of Scotland |
David Calderwood (1575 – 29 October 1650) was a Scottish minister of religion and historian.[1] Calderwood was banished for his nonconformity. He found a home in the Low Countries, where he wrote his great work, the Altare Damascenum which was an attack on Anglican episcopacy. He was present at the Glasgow Assembly in 1638, and saw episcopacy and the high church liturgy swept away from the Church of Scotland. He died at Jedburgh, a fugitive from his parish of Pencaitland; and buried in the churchyard of Crailing, where the first years of his ministry were spent.[3]
- ^ a b Scott 1915, 384-385.
- ^ Hewison 1913a, 18.
- ^ Walker 1888.