Father Francis of Aberdeen explained

Father Francis of Aberdeen (died 1559)^[1] was said to be a Catholic Trinitarian friar of Aberdeen and known as the "Protomartyr of Scotland". "It appears that no one presently believes in this martyrdom".,^[2] citing.^[3] "Few, however, will be able to make the leap of faith required of Power’s ‘evidence’ that Friar Francis was the first [martyr of the Reformation]."^[4]

Notes and References

1. Book: Power, Matthew A. . 1914 . The protomartyr of Scotland, Father Francis of Aberdeen . London and Edinburgh . Sands & Co . 7120522M .
2. Somerset . Douglas W. B. . 2014 . The Reforming of the Aberdeen Friaries on 4th January 1559/60 . Scottish Reformation Society Historical Journal . 4 . 63 . 23 July 2019.
3. McRoberts . David . 1960 . Three Bogus Trinitarian Pictures . . 11 . 1 . 52–67 . 10.3366/inr.1960.11.11.52.
4. Boyle . Florence . 2015 . The Protomartyr of Scotland. Father Francis of Aberdeen A Glimpse of the Scottish Reformation 1559 . Open House . 247 . 20 . 23 July 2019 .