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Moniaive, in Dumfries and Galloway, South-West Scotland by James Johnstone
#scotland#south west scotland#moniaive#dumfries#dumfries and galloway#galloway#Scottish#village#british islands#british isles#landscape#mother nature#nature#united kingdom#united#kingdom
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James Paterson (Scottish,1854-1932)
Autumn in Glencairn, Moniaive, 1887
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Portrait of Joseph Brewer by William McCance, A Muleteer from Andalucía by Beatrice Huntington, Eástre (Hymn to the Sun) by John Duncan Fergusson, A Study of Oak Leaves in Autumn (Self-portrait) by William McTaggart, The Quarrel of Oberon and Titania by Sir Joseph Noel Paton, Wandering Shadows by Peter Graham, The Vegetable Stall by William York Macgregor, Autumn in Glencairn, Moniaive by James Paterson, Edinburgh Castle and the Nor' Loch by Alexander Nasmyth, O'er Moor and Moss by Peter Graham, Francesca da Rimini by William Dyce, The Sheepfold by Alexander Mann.
I went to the National Gallery of Scotland to day, here are some highlights of the pieces I liked most! Taken by yours truly.
#brieuc.img#painting#photography#scottish art#Gonna post the rest of these to @kaziglu but I have to remind people I'm CULTURED. I prommy.
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On February 15th 1662 James Renwick was born at Moniaive,in the Parish of Glencairn, Dumfries and Galloway.
Renwick was educated at the University of Edinburgh, graduating with a Master of Arts in 1681. Whilst at Edinburgh he witnessed the execution of Donald Cargill, a radical Covenanter preacher who had repeatedly preached against the restored Stuart monarchy and the imposition of the episcopal system of Church government.
The event convinced Renwick to join Cargill’s fellow adherents, most notably Richard Cameron, and he was sent to Holland to continue his theological studies. In 1683 he finished his studies and was ordained. He returned to Scotland via Ireland in the same year and began his ministry, organising various secret meetings in fields and empty churches.
James Renwick was put to death for his beliefs on February 17th 1688, I shall pick up on this in a couple of days.
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"Moniaive Fights Back" comic launched to support Scotland's Festival Village
“Moniaive Fights Back” comic launched to support Scotland’s Festival Village
2000AD and Batman writer Alan Grant and partner Sue have put together Moniaive Fights Back, a special fund-raising comic to help support their local Scottish village, which, like many rural communities, has been hit hard by the Coronavirus Pandemic and the resulting restrictions.
The small village of Moniaive in south west Scotland, known as the country’s “Festival Village”, has seen all…
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Mat Cook EP Launch at Coach House, Moniaive
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Cademuir by Bryan
Moniaive, Glencairn, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland
#scotland#europe#travel#green#united kingdom#landscape#moniaive#glencairn#dumfries and galloway#uk#great britain#northwestern europe#bryan
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Buttercups by Anna Nielsson
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Moniaive
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Shower in a Scottish mansion in Crawfordton House, Moniaive, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire [681 x 1024]
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The Last Turning, Winter, Moniaive
James Paterson (1854–1932)
Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum
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James Renwick, the Covenanting minister, issued his declaration on May 28, 1685.
I dislike covering The Killing Times, it is one of the most troubled periods of Scottish History, I am not a religious man, but I have to respect the men and women who died for the sake of their beliefs on all sides, Renwick was one such man.
James Renwick had been 18 years old when he saw Covenanter Donald Cargill executed in 1681. By this time, they were meeting together as societies for fellowship, but after Cargill’s death they had no ministers. Cargill’s death made Renwick determined to join these United Societies, and in 1682 they sent him to Holland to train to become a minister where he was ordained in 1683, he returned to Scotland and began preaching spending the next six years preaching and trying not to be caught. In one year, he baptised 600 children.
From 1682 onwards, the persecution against the Covenanters became worse than ever. John Graham of Claverhouse was given the task to fine and arrest those involved By now, the Government had taken executing them just because of their religious beliefs.
In 1684, Renwick and the United Societies wrote an declaration which said that they would punish anyone who continued to persecute them. From then on, anyone could be shot on the spot by the government if they wouldn’t take an oath to say that this declaration was wrong. In 1685, Charles II died and his brother, James VII became king. Renwick and the Covenanters wrote a second declaration, known as Sanquhar Declaration, in which they rejected James’ right to be king.
James had already been persecuting the Covenanters before he became king and had been one of those excommunicated by Donald Cargill. As soon as he came to the throne, James began to take away the laws stopping Catholics from meeting to worship. He offered four indulgences, which many of the Presbyterians accepted. The Covenanters continued to refuse them however. Now, anyone who went to a conventicle could be killed.
The years from 1685 to 1688 were known as the Killing Times, during which hundreds of Covenanters, young and old, were either shot in the fields without a trial or executed after having had a trial. Those who died included John Brown, The Two Margarets and George Wood.
Renwick kept on preaching but was finally caught in January 1688. When the captain of the troops that caught him saw how young he was, he said: “What! Is this the boy Renwick that the nation has been so much troubled with?”
On the day of his execution, some people tried to get Renwick to pray for the king. But he replied, “I am within a little while to appear before Him who is King of kings, and Lord of lords, who shall pour shame, contempt, and confusion upon all the kings of the earth who have not ruled for him”.
His last words were, “Lord, into thy hands I commend my spirit, for thou hast redeemed me, Lord God of truth.” He was then hanged in the Grassmarket in Edinburgh – the last Covenanter martyr to be publicly executed. The date was 17 February 1688 – 3 days after his twenty-sixth birthday.
The pic shows the James Renwick statue, Old Town Cemetery, Stirling, he is also remembered on several monuments throughout Scotland, the second pic is of one at Moniaive, Dumfries and Galloway.
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Had my little bit of home printed and hung on my wall ☺ really happy with it. If anyone's looking for a good quality and reasonably priced print, try mypicture.co.uk. So chuffed 😬 #home #moniaive #mypicture #countryside #dumfriesandgalloway
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Shower in a Scottish mansion in Crawfordton House, Moniaive, Thornhill, Dumfriesshire [681 x 1024]
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