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Sir Thomas More (/mɔːr/; 7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in Catholicism as Saint Thomas More,[1][2] was an English lawyer, social philosopher, author, statesman, and noted Renaissance humanist. He was also a councillor to Henry VIII, and Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to 16 May 1532.[3] He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, about the political system of an imaginary, ideal island nation.
More opposed the Protestant Reformation, in particular the theology of Martin Luther and William Tyndale. More also opposed the king's separation from the Catholic Church, refusing to acknowledge Henry as Supreme Head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. After refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, he was convicted of treason and beheaded. Of his execution, he was reported to have said: "I die the King's good servant, and God's first."
Pope Pius XI canonised More in 1935 as a martyr. Pope John Paul II in 2000 declared him the "heavenly Patron of Statesmen and Politicians."[4]Since 1980, the Church of England has remembered More liturgically as a Reformation martyr.[5] The Soviet Union honoured him for the purportedly communist attitude toward property rights expressed in Utopia.[6][7][8]
More opposed the Protestant Reformation, in particular the theology of Martin Luther and William Tyndale. More also opposed the king's separation from the Catholic Church, refusing to acknowledge Henry as Supreme Head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. After refusing to take the Oath of Supremacy, he was convicted of treason and beheaded. Of his execution, he was reported to have said: "I die the King's good servant, and God's first."
Pope Pius XI canonised More in 1935 as a martyr. Pope John Paul II in 2000 declared him the "heavenly Patron of Statesmen and Politicians."[4]Since 1980, the Church of England has remembered More liturgically as a Reformation martyr.[5] The Soviet Union honoured him for the purportedly communist attitude toward property rights expressed in Utopia.[6][7][8]
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This is the story of Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII' s chancellor, who was imprisoned at the Tower of London in 1534 for refusing to accept the King as Head of ...
Thanks Maj Marty Hogan for letting us know that February 7 is the anniversary of the birth of English lawyer, social philosopher, author of Utopia published in 1516, Lord High Chancellor of England, and noted Renaissance humanist Sir Thomas More.
Most famously he was executed on the orders of Henry VIII after refusing to acknowledge Henry as Supreme Head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
1966 movie "A Man for All Seasons" was a wonderful movie which captured the basics of his lifer and death.
Rest in peace Thomas More!
"This is the story of Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII' s chancellor, who was imprisoned at the Tower of London in 1534 for refusing to accept the King as Head of the Church."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpMnzx6zXYY
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see)
Most famously he was executed on the orders of Henry VIII after refusing to acknowledge Henry as Supreme Head of the Church of England and the annulment of his marriage to Catherine of Aragon.
1966 movie "A Man for All Seasons" was a wonderful movie which captured the basics of his lifer and death.
Rest in peace Thomas More!
"This is the story of Sir Thomas More, Henry VIII' s chancellor, who was imprisoned at the Tower of London in 1534 for refusing to accept the King as Head of the Church."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FpMnzx6zXYY
FYI COL Mikel J. Burroughs LTC Stephen C. LTC Wayne Brandon LTC Bill Koski Maj Bill Smith, Ph.D. Capt Seid Waddell Capt Tom Brown MSG Andrew White SFC William Farrell SFC Joe S. Davis Jr., MSM, DSL SSgt Robert Marx PO1 William "Chip" Nagel SGT Robert George SGT John " Mac " McConnell SP5 Mark Kuzinski SP5 Robert Ruck SPC Margaret Higgins SGT Charles H. Hawes SGT (Join to see)
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