JUNE 22 - SAINT THOMAS MORE
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omnium horarum homo (a man for all seasons, referring to his wide scholarship and knowledge)
Memorial
22 June
6 July (London, England; Church of England)
1 December as one of the Martyrs of Oxford University
Profile Studied at London and Oxford, England. Page for the Archbishop of Canterbury. Lawyer. Twice married, and a widower he was the father of one son and three daughters, and a devoted family man. Writer, most famously of the novel which coined the word Utopia. Translated with works of Lucian. Known during his own day for his scholarship and the depth of his knowledge. Friend of King Henry VIII. Lord Chancellor of England from 1529 to 1532, a position of political power second only to the king. Fought any form of heresy, especially the incursion of Protestantism into England. Opposed the king on the matter of royal divorce, and refused to swear the Oath of Supremacy which declared the king the head of the Church in …More