St. Thomas More
English humanist, Lord Chancellor, and martyr (1478-1535), London barrister, friend of Erasmus, author of "Utopia" (1516); the first lay Lord Chancellor of England (1529-1532). Resigned over the divorce, refused the Oath of Supremacy, was attainted of treason and beheaded on Tower Hill. Patron of statesmen, lawyers, and politicians (declared by John Paul II, 2000). Canonized 1935 by Pius XI with St. John Fisher.
Life & Times
Born: 1478 · Died: 1535 · From: England.
Patronage
St. Thomas More is invoked as the patron of lawyers, politicians, statesmen, difficult marriages. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
“I die the King's good servant, but God's first.”— His final words on the scaffold, July 6, 1535, recorded by William Roper in his contemporary biography
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Catholic saints, including St. Thomas More, are Christians whom the Catholic Church has formally recognized as having lived lifes of heroic holiness and who now dwell with God in heaven, offering an example of faith for those still on their earthly journey. Catholics don't worship saints, but ask them to pray to God with us and for us — much as one might ask a trusted friend to pray for them — trusting that those closest to God can join their voices to ours before Him. Discover more saints in the Catholic Shop Saints section.