Saint Thomas More Feast Day
June 22
Today, June 22, we celebrate the feast of St. Thomas More. He is the patron saint of lawyers, statesmen, and politicians.
Sir Thomas More was one of the most distinguished public servants in the realm and among the greatest Renaissance humanists of his time, writing widely on law and in defense of the faith. He served as the Lord High Chancellor of England under King Henry VIII until his resignation from the post in May 1532. He could not in good conscience recognize the king as the head of the Church in England or let him annul his marriage to Catherine of Aragon. He refused to take the Oath of Supremacy to Henry VIII, was charged with high treason, and executed on July 6, 1535.
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