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Major Thomas Weir (1599 – 1670) was a Scottish soldier and presumed occultist, executed for bestiality, incest and adultery. Weir was a Covenanter who professed a particularly strict form of Presbyterianism. His spoken prayers earned him a reputation for religiosity which attracted visitors to his home in Edinburgh. He served under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, as a lieutenant in the Army of the Covenant. He was known as the "Bowhead Saint", because his residence was near the top of the West Bow, off the Grassmarket, and "saint" was a popular epithet for particularly fervent Calvinists.

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  • Thomas Weir (1599-1670) fue un soldado escocés y ocultista ejecutado por brujería. Weir era un covenanter, que profesaban una forma particularmente estricta de Presbiterianismo. Se ganó una reputación de persona muy religiosa, lo cual atrajo visitantes a su casa en Edimburgo. Sirvió bajo las órdenes de James Graham, Marqués de Montrose, como lugarteniente en el Ejército del Covenant.​ (es)
  • Major Thomas Weir (1599 – 1670) was a Scottish soldier and presumed occultist, executed for bestiality, incest and adultery. Weir was a Covenanter who professed a particularly strict form of Presbyterianism. His spoken prayers earned him a reputation for religiosity which attracted visitors to his home in Edinburgh. He served under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, as a lieutenant in the Army of the Covenant. He was known as the "Bowhead Saint", because his residence was near the top of the West Bow, off the Grassmarket, and "saint" was a popular epithet for particularly fervent Calvinists. (en)
  • Майор Томас Вейр (англ. Thomas Weir, родился 1599 году — умер в 1670 году) — шотландский офицер, которого казнили по обвинениям в занятиях оккультизмом и различных преступлениях сексуального характера. Вейр был активным участником движения ковенантеров (сторонников особо строгой формы пресвитерианства). Его проповеди принесли Вейру репутацию харизматичного лидера и поборника самых суровых религиозных устоев. Сотни посетителей стекались к его дому в Эдинбурге, чтобы услышать речь пастыря. Вейр служил под командованием знаменитого полководца Джеймса Грэма, маркиза Монтроз, в чине лейтенанта в Армии Завета. Он стал известен под прозвищем «Святой лук». Вероятно потому, что резиденция проповедника находилась около вершины района Западный Лук (West Bow), недалеко от Грассмаркет. (ru)
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  • Thomas Weir (1599-1670) fue un soldado escocés y ocultista ejecutado por brujería. Weir era un covenanter, que profesaban una forma particularmente estricta de Presbiterianismo. Se ganó una reputación de persona muy religiosa, lo cual atrajo visitantes a su casa en Edimburgo. Sirvió bajo las órdenes de James Graham, Marqués de Montrose, como lugarteniente en el Ejército del Covenant.​ (es)
  • Major Thomas Weir (1599 – 1670) was a Scottish soldier and presumed occultist, executed for bestiality, incest and adultery. Weir was a Covenanter who professed a particularly strict form of Presbyterianism. His spoken prayers earned him a reputation for religiosity which attracted visitors to his home in Edinburgh. He served under James Graham, Marquis of Montrose, as a lieutenant in the Army of the Covenant. He was known as the "Bowhead Saint", because his residence was near the top of the West Bow, off the Grassmarket, and "saint" was a popular epithet for particularly fervent Calvinists. (en)
  • Майор Томас Вейр (англ. Thomas Weir, родился 1599 году — умер в 1670 году) — шотландский офицер, которого казнили по обвинениям в занятиях оккультизмом и различных преступлениях сексуального характера. (ru)
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  • Thomas Weir (en)
  • Thomas Weir (es)
  • Вейр, Томас (ru)
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