Thomas More
Also known as Sir Thomas More, Saint Thomas More, Thomas Morus, Thomas, Saint More, Thomas, Sir More
English statesman, lawyer and philosopher (1478–1535)
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Thomas More was an English statesman, lawyer, and philosopher who lived from 1478 to 1535 and played an important role in his country's political and intellectual life during the Renaissance. He is remembered as a significant historical figure whose work in government and philosophy influenced English thought, though his life ended in conflict with King Henry VIII over matters of conscience.
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Sir Thomas More (7 February 1478 – 6 July 1535), venerated in the Catholic Church as a martyr and saint, was an English lawyer, judge, social philosopher, author, statesman, theologian and Renaissance humanist. He also served Henry VIII as Lord Chancellor from October 1529 to May 1532. He wrote Utopia, published in 1516, which describes the political system of an imaginary island state.
More opposed the Protestant Reformation, directing polemics against the theology of Martin Luther, Huldrych Zwingli and William Tyndale. More also opposed Henry VIII'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, More was convicted of treason on what he stated was false evidence, and was executed. At his execution, he was reported to have said: "I die the King's good servant, and God's first."
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