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Growing up
John Ogilvie is born in 1579 and grows up in the Scottish highlands above the Banffshire town of Keith.
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Studies
Leaving home at the age of 13, John travels the continent as he continues his education, and becomes and Catholic.
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Jesuits
John joins the Society of Jesus.
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Politics
John follows the political intrigues in Britain.
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Controversy
John watches the war of words between the King and Cardinal Bellarmine as the Scottish Reformation develops.
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The Scottish Mission
John returns to his native Scotland after an absence of more than 20 years. He comes as a Jesuit priest to celebrate the sacraments in secret for the Catholic community.
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Arrest and Trial
October 1614, John is arrested, imprisoned, tortured and put on trial for his faith.
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Martyrdom
On 10th March 1615, John Ogilvie is martyred at the Mercat Cross, Glasgow.
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A Great Cloud of Witnesses
John Ogilvie takes his place in the 'great crowd' of witnesses' - martyrs of the Reformation in the British Isles.
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