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Há 1 dia · Sir Thomas More PC (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as Saint Thomas More, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, amateur theologian, and noted Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord High Chancellor of England from October 1529 to May 1532.
Há 3 dias · Sir Thomas More remains a complex figure. He was a brilliant scholar, a skilled politician, and a man of unwavering faith. His execution sparked controversy and debate, highlighting the clash between individual conscience and political power.
Há 4 dias · Article. 23/06/2022. St. John Fisher, the Martyr Overshadowed by St. Thomas More. Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543), “John Fisher” (photo: Public Domain) On June 22, 1535, St. John Fisher knelt and prayed the Te Deum and Psalm 31, and laid his neck on the executioner’s block. Thomas J. Craughwell, June 22, 2020. It’s not Thomas More’s fault.
Há 3 dias · Sir Thomas More’s Utopia, while not directly referenced everywhere, casts a long shadow on contemporary literature and pop culture. Authors engage with the ideas of Utopia through both homage and critique. The concept of a utopian society, often twisted into a nightmarish dystopia, continues to be explored in popular fiction.
Há 2 dias · On May 19, 1935, Pope Pius XI canonized Sir Thomas More and Cardinal John Fisher as saints of the Catholic Church.
Há 3 dias · Edward Pentin, June 22, 2023. CANTERBURY, England — The need to properly preserve the remains of St. Thomas More’s head and to be able to properly venerate the first-class relic has taken on an added urgency as it continues to deteriorate in an underground vault in an Anglican church in Canterbury.
Há 5 dias · Soon after, my new friends departed. Alone, I remained for a time at the Tower. I sat before the small lawn leading to the door of the Queen’s House that leads back to the cell of St. Thomas More. I thought again about a willingness to suffer for one’s beliefs. I also thought of the long, lonely months More spent in that cell.
