The Scottish Parliament accepted the tenants of the Protestant Church of Scotland and officially breaks with the Roman Catholic Church on August 25, 1560. John Knox led the effort to make the changes (the Church of Scotland would be known as the Presbyterian Church in America). Knox wanted to be buried within yards of St. Giles’ Church (the mother church of the Church of Scotland) and over time the cemetery was relocated but everyone wanted to keep Knox’s request so they left him where he was, made a parking lot of the former cemetery but kept this plaque on parking spot 23 to let you know Knox is buried underneath. My guess is a chuckle was had at the Vatican when that happened.
